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Coney Island Teen Convicted In Deadly Mattress Fire That Killed Police Officer

Source: Google MapsA Coney Island teenager has been convicted of felony murder and arson for setting fire to a mattress in the hallway of a New York City Housing Authority building, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson announced today. Marcell Dockery, 18, of 2007 Surf Avenue in Coney Island. He was

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NYCHA Elevator Mechanic Dies Immediately After Agency Announces Elevator Safety Reforms

The Coney Island Houses on West 25th Street. (Source: Google Maps)Barely an hour after NYCHA announced reforms to improve elevator safety at its properties, a worker was killed doing elevator repair at a public housing complex in Coney Island. Sources told ABC 7 the mechanic died Friday morning after

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NYCHA Elevator Mechanic Dies Immediately After Agency Announces Safety Reforms

The Coney Island Houses on West 25th Street. (Source: Google Maps)Barely an hour after NYCHA announced reforms to improve elevator safety at its properties, a worker was killed doing elevator repair at a public housing complex in Coney Island. Sources told ABC 7 the mechanic died Friday morning after

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Man Shoots 15-Year-Old In Both Legs Outside Farragut Houses And Brooklyn Navy Yard

Image via NYPD.Surveillance video shows the horrifying moment that a man, clad in black, shoots a 15-year-old in both legs outside the Farragut Houses last Friday, April 1. It was 5:07pm at Sands Street and Navy Street — still daylight hours and right outside the gate to the Brooklyn

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Much-Needed Lighting And Security Cameras Are Being Installed At Ingersoll Houses

Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Let there be light. Now that a $4.8 million lighting installation project has been completed at Harlem’s Polo Grounds Towers public housing development, the city is continuing to go full steam ahead at the next eight (8) locations — including our very own Ingersoll

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Marlboro Houses To Get $3 Million In Kitchen, Picnic & Recreation Improvements

Assemblyman Cymbrowitz and Assemblyman Colton (Courtesy of Cymbrowitz’s Office)Residents of Gravesend’s Marlboro Houses will soon get $3 million in home improvements, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and Assemblyman William Colton have announced. The two lawmakers, who share representation of the 28-building NYCHA complex, made the joint announcement today at

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Man Shot Outside Nostrand Houses, Cops Say

An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano / Flickr)A 26-year-old man was shot in the leg while seated in a car outside the Nostrand Houses Saturday night, according to authorities. Cops say the victim was parked on Batchelder Street, near Avenue V, around 7pm when an unidentified man ran up to

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Icy Weather Coming; Make Sure Your Home Is Heated

Image via National Weather Service.With temperatures dropping and freezing rain and ice pellets due to arrive overnight in New York City, now is the time to make sure your building’s or house’s heat is in working order. If you live in an apartment building, know that building

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Two Registered Sex Offenders Live At Marlboro Houses, Pols Blast NYCHA For Failing Residents

The report found there are two sex offenders living in the Marlboro Houses. (Source: Google Maps)Elected officials railed against NYCHA Monday for allowing registered sex offenders to to live illegally in public housing — including at least two at Gravesend’s Marlboro Houses. Following a report released last week that

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Elected Officials Rail Against NYCHA For Failing To Protect Residents From Sex Offenders

The report found there are two sex offenders living in the Marlboro Houses. (Source: Google Maps)Elected officials railed against NYCHA Monday for allowing registered sex offenders to to live illegally in public housing. Following a report released last week that found the number of convicted sex offenders living in

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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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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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Proposed Federal Smoking Ban May Force NYCHA To Crack Down On Residents

Image via Dodgerton Skillhouse.A smoking ban has been proposed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), sparking questions about how exactly such a law, if passed, can be enforced by an already strapped-for-cash New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and how restrictive the government can

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Weinstein Secures $2 Million For Enhanced Security At Sheepshead Bay/Nostrand Houses

Assemblywomen Helene Weinstein speaking at a July press conference alongside Mayor Bill de Blasio, Councilman Alan Maisel, Borough President Eric Adams, and others. (Photo provided by Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein’s office)Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein announced Friday she had secured $2 million for new security cameras and increased lighting at the

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Get Tips On Buying Your First Home In New Workshop Series From NYCHA

Photo by Fort Greene FocusAre you a resident of a New York City Housing Authority building who’s thinking of purchasing your first home, but feel lost by the confusing process? A new first-time homebuyer education workshop series that kicks off in our area tonight may be able to help.

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What NYCHA Residents Need To Know About Downsizing In The Community

A Fort Greene NYCHA resident spoke up at a community information session/town hall with NYCHA representative Brian Honan on May 18, 2015.Dozens of Fort Greene residents — many of them seniors — came out to a community information session/town hall to pepper the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)

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Cumbo Criticized For Question About Growing Asian American Population In Fort Greene NYCHA Houses

35th District City Councilmember Laurie Cumbo. (Photo by The Nabe)Councilmember Laurie Cumbo issued an apology on Thursday (March 26) for remarks made during a City Council Public Housing Committee hearing where she asked whether the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) had a “cultural preference priority” for Asian American

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Man Shot In Elevator Of Marlboro Houses This Morning

Source: Null Value via flickrA 20-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the stomach at the Marlboro Houses (2250 West 11th Street) early this morning. The man was exiting the elevator on the 16th floor of the building to visit his grandmother at approximately 1:40

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Treyger Pushes To Clean Up Coney Island NYCHA Playground

This was NOT taken at O’Dwyer park. (Source: Rachie.Rach/Flickr)During a public hearing at a Coney Island NYCHA complex last month, Councilman Mark Treyger listened to complaints about heat and hot water failures attributed to Superstorm Sandy replacement boilers from the residents of O’Dwyer Gardens and

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City Nabs $100 Million For New Boilers At Sandy-Hit NYCHA Buildings

Coney Island public houses have broken down on the winter’s coldest days (Source: forum.skyscraperpage.com)After struggling through mid-winter breakdowns of heating equipment, residents of the 110 New York City Housing Authority buildings damaged in Superstorm Sandy are set to get some relief within the next six months

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Post: Some Of Sheepshead Bay’s Public Housing Residents Are Illegally Subletting Rooms

A room available in the Sheepshead Bay Houses (Source: Craigslist via Post)A New York Post report released over the weekend claims that residents of the Sheepshead Bay Houses on Nostrand Avenue are illegally subletting their taxpayer subsidized apartments for as little as $350 a month. The Post reports: Several

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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

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Assemblyman Brennan Announces Public Hearings on Futures of MTA and NYCHA

State Assemblymember James F. Brennan, Chair of the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, announced two upcoming public hearings to discuss the futures of the MTA and the NYCHA. Brennan was recently appointed to NYS 2100, a commission created by Governor Cuomo to strengthen New York State’s infrastructure following

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BREAKING: Man Shot In Head At Nostrand Ave, Ave W

Detectives stand outside the scene of the shooting.A man has been shot in the head at 2938 Avenue W, near Nostrand Avenue, according to scanner reports. The call came over police scanners shortly before 2:00 p.m., indicating that a male victim has been shot in the head

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Sheepshead-Nostrand Houses To Get High-Tech Security To Curb Violent Crime

Photo by Robert FernandezThe city is proposing to strategically deploy high-tech security measures in the Sheepshead Bay – Nostrand Houses to deter crime, featuring new cameras, ID-embedded door locks and new intercom systems throughout the 18-building complex. Concerned neighbors of the Sheepshead Bay – Nostrand Houses pleaded for help from the New