An advocacy group mistakenly claimed HUD was pausing new income calculation rules, but the department says it is moving ahead — and is also planning to reduce deductions and crack down on tenants with high assets.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Posted inPublic Housing
City Hall Ignores Comptroller’s Rejection of NYCHA Monitor Bill
Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. The mayor’s office on Thursday refused to turn over invoices from the Housing Authority’s new monitor to the city’s top fiscal watchdog after he raised questions about millions of taxpayers dollars spent so far. […]
Posted inPublic Housing
Stringer Bounces NYCHA’s $12 Million Federal Monitor Deal
Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. The city’s fiscal watchdog has rejected a $12 million contract with the Housing Authority’s independent monitor — demanding City Hall provide a better explanation for what all that taxpayer money is funding. Comptroller Scott […]
Posted inNYCHA
HUD Secretary Carson Claims Fewer ‘Horrible Things’ in NYC Public Housing
Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. Nearly a year after signing off on federal oversight of New York’s ailing public housing system, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Benjamin Carson declared he’s hearing less “horrible things” about NYCHA. Carson argued […]
Posted inPublic Housing
City Spends $3M for Public Housing Advice it Already Paid $10M For
Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. The city spent $3 million for a consultant’s report on how to overhaul the troubled public housing system — a document that echoes key recommendations from another consultant that cost taxpayers $10 million in […]
Posted inPublic Housing
Federal Housing Official Says Fraud Charges Building Over NYCHA No-Bid Contracts
Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. New York’s top federal housing official, citing an investigation by THE CITY revealing how NYCHA spends millions on no-bid contracts, declared Monday that “fraud charges are forthcoming.” Lynne Patton, regional administrator for the U.S. […]