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. Read our pamphlet, NYCHA disrepair and privatization, “urban cleansing”, and the battle over the future of New York to learn more.
NYCHA and the city have long made false promises to push for privatization. The truth is, residents at PACT-converted housing face dangerous living conditions, shady new landlords, and extreme health hazards that solely the responsibilities of NYCHA and section 8 landlords. In the winter of 2025-2026, a resident was killed at Boston Secor Houses in the Bronx due to a fatal explosion that Wavecrest management failed to take any accountability for after taking over the development from NYCHA.
Whether it’s NYCHA or PACT, the only way out of the persistent threat of displacement is mass resistance. Instead of spending years of time and energy on lawsuits against NYCHA, or relying on opportunistic politicians to care about public housing residents, what we need is collective struggle against the city and real estate companies’ insatiable greed and complete apathy towards the lives of 400,000 residents.
Contact us to get involved. Read our previous bulletins and the Frontlines newsletters. Learn more about how PACT puts residents’ lives at risk.
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