NYCHA named Margarita Lopez to a new role this month: Executive Vice President for Community Programs and Development. Ms. Lopez, who previously served as a NYCHA board member and environmental coordinator, will now report to General Manager Cecil House. Though her title has changed, her role will remain much the same within the authority. She […]
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Sequester Still Punishes the Poor
The failure of Congress to pass a budget is being felt by the poorest Americans, as cuts to subsidized housing groups continue. The Budget Control Act, commonly known as the sequester, has slashed a trillion dollars in federal funding to public programs across the board. The New York City Housing Authority, (NYCHA), the nation’s largest […]
The New York City Housing Authority, NYCHA, is the largest public housing authority in the country. NYCHA provides housing for over 600,000 residents in the city of 8 million, and every day more add their names to the waiting list. Housing prices in New York have skyrocketed, making it one of the most expensive places […]
From January to March this year, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) will be making the most of the $18 million provided by grants from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). With the capital, NYCHA plans to improve eleven of its housing developments in NYC. “NYCHA continues to make improvements to […]
Last week, City Council speaker Christine C. Quinn and Public Housing Committee Chair Rosie Mendez presented a proposal for improving operations in the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). Quinn’s and Mendez’s proposal includes recommendations that would increase transparency by making public records easily accessible and the tracking of critical infrastructure statuses available to residents. […]
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NYCHA and the NYCHA board
If there is anyone who has their work cut out for them it’s the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) who is responsible for about a half-million people in New York City. But the organization is much more than just a housing group, NYCHA and the NYCHA board strive to also enrich its residents’ lives with educational and […]
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How to Make a Call to Action
Every nonprofit organization should have a call to action. That is, they have a place where they tell people what they want them to do. It’s an objective to complete, and provides users with focus, a measurable goal, and direction. To create an effective call to action, there must first be a groundwork set up. […]
Margarita Lopez, NYCHA Board member, has a plethora of causes for which she is continuously advocating. Among them are LGBT rights (she is, after all, a member of the community), environmental preservation, protection of rights for marginalized groups like the mentally ill, and against domestic violence. Besides helping found a credit union to help the […]