The class action lawsuit, filed Tuesday on behalf of New York City public housing tenants left out of the state’s rental assistance program during the height of the pandemic, alleges the state’s distribution of the funds for which these tenants received low priority amounts to discrimination.
To date, 37,707 NYCHA units are either in the planning and engagement stage, under construction or have already been converted to the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) initiative.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — An on-duty New York City Housing Authority employee was arrested after allegedly choking another on-duty employee during a fight on Monday, police said Tuesday. Rasheed Muhammad, 46, was charged with strangulation and criminal mischief in connection to the incident, according to the NYPD. It was unclear what led to the fight. […]