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NYCHA's Coney Island development on Surf Avenue. Photo: Google Maps.

NYCHA Trash Containerization Set to Launch in Coney Island

By Kevin Duggan | Apr 27, 2023 | No Comments

The city's plan to test containerized residential garbage collection at public housing developments will roll out in Brooklyn's Coney Island section, likely next year, according to the New York City Housing Authority.

The Department of Investigation wants NYCHA to "limit" e-mobility devices on its property. File photo: Noah Martz

Dept. of Investigation Tells NYCHA: Protect Tenants, But Don’t Ban E-Bikes

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 31, 2023 | No Comments

"Electric/battery-powered transportation pose[s] a significant risk of fire when stored or charged in enclosed spaces," the agency said in a report, but did not call for a ban.

NYCHA appears to have backed down from an e-bike ban. File photo: Noah Martz

EXCLUSIVE: NYCHA Backs Down From Banning E-Bikes on its Property

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 21, 2022 | No Comments

This controversy has been extinguished.

Too many sidewalks look like this. File Photo

Manhattan Community Board Demands Stricter Sanitation Rules for Apartments

By Eve Kessler | Oct 3, 2022 | No Comments

Community Board 4 wrote to Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch to outline a raft of new regulations that could curtail New York's infamous "5 o'clock shadow" — and unanimously offered the neighborhood as a laboratory for change.

TRASH TALK: First, NYCHA Plans Major Garbage Overhaul...

By Eve Kessler | Sep 27, 2022 | No Comments

The nation's largest housing authority will lead the city's effort on waste containerization, according to documents.

Nathaniel Hill, a resident of public housing in the Bronx, won't be able to charge his bike in his apartment under a new rule, unless Council Member Alexa Avilés prevails upon NYCHA to amend its proposal. File photo: Noah Martz

Pol Pitches More Options to a Blanket E-Bike Ban on NYCHA Property

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 16, 2022 | No Comments

Council Member Alexa Avilés said that NYCHA's all-out ban could hurt workers and residents, especially because the ban would not differentiate from the myriad different micro-mobility devices out there. She even quoted our field guide!

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