NYCHA
Through a concerted effort, the government has defunded public housing which is causing apartments and entire buildings to go without much-needed repairs for months and years. They created the problem and are using it as an excuse to privatize. Their “solution” is to put New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) buildings under the management of private developers who have the power to evict people. Tens of thousands of people all over the country have been displaced by the privatization of public housing. But there are more than 400,000 people living in the projects who can be mobilized in mass resistance to stop the privatization of NYCHA, demand that NYCHA do the repairs, and refuse to let any residents be displaced. Read our pamphlet, NYCHA disrepair and privatization, “urban cleansing”, and the battle over the future of New York, and our latest bulletin to learn more. Contact us to get involved.
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The struggle in the Jacob Riis housing projects over the contaminated water scandal, Fall 2022
In September 2022, Dare to Struggle responded to a scandal in the Jacob Riis housing projects in the Lower East Side of Manhattan when arsenic was detected in the water at the development after…
The People’s Tribunal on the Water Crisis and Neglect of NYCHA Residents
At The People’s Tribunal on the Water Crisis and Neglect of NYCHA Residents on December 7th 2022, NYCHA and City officials were found guilty of gross criminal negligence by residents of public housing. The…
NYCHA disrepair and privatization, “urban cleansing,” and the battle over the future of New York
Everyone living in NYCHA projects has seen the signs of public housing falling apart over the last decade: buildings with water leaks and no heat in the winter, and apartments with mold, broken pipes,…
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MYTHBUSTING: Misconceptions about NYCHA Repairs
NYCHA residents face an average 415-day wait time for repairs, fears of being displaced by the privatization of public housing, condescension from local nonprofits and management, and broken promises from politicians who claim to serve them. With so much stacked against them, residents are forced to come up with solutions alone and isolated from their…
EXPOSING WAVECREST MANAGEMENT
IT’S BEEN ONE MONTH SINCE THE BOSTON SECOR GAS EXPLOSION AND RESIDENTS ARE RIGHTEOUSLY ANGRYAFTER NOTHING BUT FALSE PROMISES AND HUSH MONEY FROM MANAGEMENT Immediately following the explosion on January 24th, Wavecrest posted this flyer in every building, but they were still completely unreachable. They have offered no readily available information to tenants about whether…
Zohran’s performative “Rental Rip-Off Hearings” ignore the city’s largest slumlord: NYCHA
In Zohran’s latest performance of empty promises, the administration had announced ‘Rental Ripoff Hearings’, forums in which “New Yorkers across all five boroughs are given a direct platform to share their housing experiences in one-on-one conversations with City officials and help shape housing policy”. What is only mentioned on the very bottom of the page,…
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