Alfred E. Smith Houses

NYCHA needs to beef up its emergency preparedness plans as soon as possible, according to a new audit.

The 19-year-old was shot in the head Saturday morning in the lobby of the Alfred E. Smith Houses.

The victim caught up to the man who snatched his phone, police said, but was punched from behind.

Smith Houses tenant association president Aixa Torres was recognized for her community involvement.

Rashaun Nicholson, 31, had been shopping for gifts before he was gunned down Sunday, family said.

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

"Memories and Wishes" will help elderly residents of public housing create clay tiles.

Residents of 388 Pearl St. won't have cooking gas for the next four to five weeks.

The fire at 388 Pearl St. began in an eighth-floor apartment, fire officials said.

The city's Department of Investigation arrested nine people for using fake permits to park in NYCHA lots.

Pierre Hecker, 30, was charged with fatally shooting Anthony Evans, 28, on the Lower East Side.

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

Sixteen families within Alfred E. Smith Houses could be without gas on Thanksgiving, prompting elected officials to act and the residents' association to raise funds for food.

Some tenants of the Alfred E. Smith Houses have been without gas at their building for weeks.

A man was shot multiple times in the Alfred E. Smith Houses just blocks from One Police Plaza.