Mayor de Blasio to Announce Plan to Revamp New York’s Public Housing
Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to announce on Tuesday an aggressive plan to shore up New York City’s deteriorating public housing, calling for significant new financial help from the city and for squeezing more revenue out of the housing projects and their residents.
The plan includes several measures that could prove contentious, starting with the revival of a stalled proposal to lease unused land in housing projects for private residential development. The city would also transfer hundreds of New York City Housing Authority employees to other city agencies, charge residents more for parking and try to increase the rate of rent collection.
Administration officials said drastic moves were needed to deal with chronic budget deficits and worsening disrepair among about 178,000 apartments that house more than 400,000 New Yorkers.
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