Q&A
Inquiry about federal monitor's involvement in NYCHA programmatic issues
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Council Member Chi Ossé inquires about the federal monitor's involvement in NYCHA programmatic issues, such as funding for tenant association meetings and community programs. Neil Barofsky, the NYCHA Co-monitor, explains that while these issues are outside their jurisdiction, they can help facilitate communication with the right people at NYCHA.
- The monitor's role is primarily focused on infrastructural upgrades
- Programmatic issues like community events and senior programs are outside their direct oversight
- The monitor offers to help connect residents with appropriate NYCHA officials for such concerns
Chi Ossé
0:43:34
Thank you, chair, and and thank you for being here today to testify for us.
0:43:39
I wanted to ask Pacific programmatic questions.
0:43:43
I know that HUD's main responsibility is infrastructural upgrades.
0:43:49
However, I have heard from several TA presidents within my district.
0:43:53
Do you wanna shout out Missadorn, as well as miss Johnson from both Sumner and Tomkins' houses.
0:44:01
Obviously, the infrastructural upgrades and and lack of funding for infrastructure is something that that we really do appreciate from the monitor But a concern that they raised is is some of the programs that they have within their developments as well as the various different developments in my district, whether it's funding for TA meetings, family days, just any type of, you know, senior programs, youth programs that that go into, you know, their their developments.
0:44:28
They were wondering if the federal monitor or the federal government in general is doing anything in that regard, whether it's advocacy for more funding in those programs, whether it's assessing the funding that already exists for those programs.
0:44:42
I think that's something that wanted to be addressed during this hearing.
Neil Barofsky
0:44:46
Yes.
0:44:46
So that that is an area that's outside of our jurisdiction.
0:44:49
It's defined by the agreement.
0:44:51
But what I would really strongly encourage, you know, tenant association leaders or or frankly any resident, to still contact us.
0:45:00
And so even if we can't you know, even though it's not within our jurisdiction and we don't have a role in it under the terms of the agreement, we'll we'll find the right person.
0:45:10
And so and we do a lot of that facilitation of of making sure that the, you know, the the person with an an issue or a concern can find the right person at night show or or elsewhere potentially here so that their voice can be heard.
0:45:25
So even if we can't deal with it because it's not we we just have no oversight or impact on it, we do try to help find find a resident to the right person
Chris Banks
0:45:34
to Mhmm.
Neil Barofsky
0:45:34
Speed so that they could be heard.
