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Lower East Side

April 24, 2013

Alfred E. Smith Houses Complete CCTV System After Delays

Alfred E. Smith Houses on the Lower East Side now has cameras on and inside each of its 12 buildings.

Chelsea

April 22, 2013

New Program Gives Free Job Training and Placement to NYCHA Residents

Building Skills NY aims to train hundreds of workers in construction and building maintenance.

East Harlem

February 07, 2013

Harlem RBI Breaks Ground on $78.5M Charter School and Affordable Housing

The project will include a home for DREAM Charter School and 89 units of affordable housing.

Central Harlem

January 31, 2013

NYCHA Will Eliminate Backlog of 420,000 Repairs by End of 2013, Mayor Says

The agency will use $40 million to hire more workers and streamline repairs.

Central Harlem

October 23, 2012

Harlem Anti-Violence Worker, Family Face NYCHA Eviction Because of His Past

Dedric "Beloved" Hammond's criminal record is forcing him and his family out of public housing.

East Harlem

August 03, 2012

East Harlem Crack-Dealing Gangs Busted, Prosecutors Say

Nineteen alleged members of "20 BLOCC" and "Flow Boyz" gangs were arrested.

Yorkville

June 07, 2012

Air Conditioner Falls 20 Stories into Nursery School Playground

An A/C fell 20 stories from the Holmes Towers into a nursery school playground as kids played last week.

Harlem

December 03, 2011

Long-Delayed East Harlem Community Center Opens

The Johnson Houses Community and Children's Center  will feature a host of programs and services.

Lower East Side & East Village

November 24, 2011

Just in Time for Turkey, Gas Service Restored at Smith Houses

After two weeks without gas, 16 families at Smith Houses will have service in time for Thanksgiving.

Harlem

August 24, 2011

City's First Complex with Public and Affordable Housing in the Works

NYCHA and HPD have issued a request for proposals for rehabilitating the 36 tenement buildings in the Randolph Houses.

Harlem

August 04, 2011

Ray Kelly, Cy Vance Jr. Talk Safety in Upper Manhattan

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr. are among the speakers who addressed violence in Upper Manhattan.

Harlem

June 29, 2011

NYCHA Receives 10,000 Books for Summer Literacy Program

Kids in public housing developments will be encouraged to spend part of their summer with books.

Harlem

June 13, 2011

Mark Teixeira Goes to Bat for $85 Million Charter School

Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira pledged Monday to raise $10 million of the $85 million Harlem RBI Charter School.