Puerto Rican Families Fear Being Displaced by the Privatization of the Administration of Public Housing Buildings in New York
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Lydia Díaz lived in a damaged apartment, owned by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), when she received the news in 2021. Her building, part of the Harlem River Houses residential complex, would be the next to move into the hands of private developers under the program called Pact to Preserve Permanent Affordability Together (PACT). The transfer would allow for the injection of millions of dollars for repairs to the building, but would …
Puerto Rican families fear being displaced by the privatization of the administration of public housing buildings in New York Flags of Puerto Rico hang over the entrance to a courtyard of the Hope Gardens housing complex on Linden Street, Brooklyn. Photo by Adi Talwar Center for Investigative Journalism\ The New York City Housing Authority gave way to the administration of thousands of apartments to private companies, which has given way to bil…
Puerto Rican Families in New York’s Public Housing Worry Privatization Will Cause Displacement
Read in Spanish Lydia Díaz was living in a dilapidated New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) apartment in 2021 when she got the news. Her building, part of the Harlem River Houses, would be the latest hands to private developers as part of the city’s Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program. The conversion would bring millions of dollars for renovations, but also make her a Section 8 tenant of a new private landlord. Upgrade …
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