Investigators are looking into whether a safety system failure in the boiler of a Bronx public housing building allowed gas to build up inside the boiler chamber and travel up a 20-story chimney, a breakdown that triggered a massive explosion when a technician flipped the switch to turn it on, THE CITY has learned. In […] The post Bronx NYCHA Explosion May Have Been Caused by Safety System Failure appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.| THE CITY – NYC News
Investigation focuses on the boiler room, after explosion wrecks 20-story chimney but leaves no injuries.| THE CITY - NYC News
Time limits on housing assistance do not address the root cause of housing instability, which is a major contributor to poverty, and instead of reducing public costs, they can lead to increased costs downstream in emergency services, homelessness, foster care, health care, and incarceration.| Davis Vanguard
Project-based rental assistance is one of the federal government’s most powerful tools for supporting the production and preservation of affordable housing. By guaranteeing stable, long-term rental payments, these types of contracts enable housing development in markets where rents would otherwise n| Center for Public Enterprise
The Physical Needs Assessment has raised doubts among tenants, who question if it is an accurate reflection of NYCHA’s needs—especially with figures such as $485,000 in repairs for the average unit.| City Limits
Atlanta sits at the center of the history of public housing in America. We were home to the country’s first-ever federally-funded public housing complex, Techwood Homes, in 1936. A little over half…| mapping atlanta