AGENCY TESTIMONY
Ongoing challenges and future plans for NYCHA
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Brad Greenburg concludes by acknowledging the ongoing challenges NYCHA faces and outlining the agency's plans for continued improvement. He emphasizes the importance of NYCHA as a critical source of affordable housing and the need for ongoing transformation efforts.
- NYCHA needs to continue removing lead-based paint, delivering elevator and boiler projects, and implementing other capital improvements
- The agency must reform its repair process to better serve residents
- NYCHA will continue working with the federal monitor to comply with difficult-to-tackle provisions of the agreement
- The HUD agreement is seen as a turning point in NYCHA's history, with the goal of strengthening the institution for future generations
Brad Greenburg
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As you can see on the next slide, we have a lot more work to do.
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And we know we need to keep making progress to improve physical conditions for residents.
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We need to continue to remove lead based paint across the portfolio, deliver elevator and boiler projects, and we must deliver the other projects funded through the city capital action plan.
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It is also critical that we push forward our work to reform the repair process at night shift, so residents get the repairs they deserve.
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And we must continue to work with the federal monitor to ensure we comply with the provisions of the agreement that so far had been difficult to tackle.
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NYCHA has been serving as the most critical source of affordable housing, a platform for opportunity for countless new workers over its nearly century long history.
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The HUD agreement was a crucial moment in its long history, and we believe it will be a turning point for Nitro's residence.
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Strengthening this vital institution so that it can serve the generations to come is at the heart of our mission.
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We have made progress with our transformation efforts, but there's still more work to do.
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Nitro will continue moving forward guided by the HUD agreement and together with the monitor's team and our federal partners, driven by our shared commitment to improve the quality of life for Nitro families.
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I thank you all for the opportunity to talk about this work and thank you to our partners, including the monitor team, HUD, the US attorney's office, and members of the council for your support.
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We're happy to answer any questions you may have.
