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Stringer Audit Finds NYCHA ‘Woefully Unprepared’ For Another Sandy

Photo by Jesse CoburnComptroller Scott Stringer on Tuesday charged NYCHA with being “woefully unprepared” for another emergency and said the agency had failed to learn lessons from Superstorm Sandy. And audit by the comptroller’s office discovered alarming deficiencies in NYCHA’s plans to assist tenants with disabilities, disaster trainings

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In List Of City’s Worst Housing Projects, Marlboro Houses Ranks 41st Out Of 349

Marlboro Houses (Source: Google Maps)The Marlboro Houses at 2740 86th Street ranks as the 41st most neglected development under the New York City Housing Authorities’ management, with some residents waiting years for repairs to leaking pipes, crumbling walls and peeling paint, according to a new “Hall of Shame” list