Mayor de Blasio gave an address in honor of opening Building 77 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, highlighting the importance of the building in reference to aiding in the success of New Yorkers.
A Report on NYCHA failing to conduct mandatory lead paint safety inspection for four years, but submitted false documentation to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development stating that the Authority was in compliance with federal laws that require these inspection to be performed.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the appointment of Edna Wells Handy to The New York City Housing Authority’s Executive Compliance Department as Acting Chief Compliance Officer.
Mayor de Blasio started two new programs that attempted to bring New Yorkers closer to the American dream, home ownership. Open Door aids first-time homeowners buy a condo or coop, and HomeFix helps New Yorkers make capital improvements to their homes.
Mayor de Blasio announced that the City would help non-profit developers in rebuilding "cluster apartments" as permanent affordable housing for the homeless.
Mayor de Blasio and other admin announced that he'd be providing $1.5 million worth of supplies to residents who were displaced by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced two laws that shine a spotlight on both public and private vacant land to further accelerate the production of affordable housing. This legislation is the latest effort to help the City reach its goal of building 300,000 affordable homes over the next decade.
Mayor de Blasio announced a mixed-income development project that will include affordable homes for approximately 100 seniors on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
Mayor de Blasio announced that his administration financed more than 24,536 affordable homes in the year prior, breaking an all-time record previously set by former Mayor Ed Koch in 1989.
Mayor de Blasio announced the major strides his administration was able to make in regards to affordable housing in the City, using a man named Jasper Hurst as an example for as to why affordable housing is so important.
A report detailing NYCHA's continued failure to enforce its Permanent Exclusion policy for dangerous criminal offenses. The investigation also uncovered employees purchasing drugs from tenants and targets of the criminal investigation and other misconduct at NYCHA's Sheepshead/Nostrand Houses.
The Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement brought a lawsuit against a Manhattan landlord who turned his four-story walkup into an illegal hotel through www.Airbnb.com.