Red Hook Residents Organize Against NYCHA
At a community meeting in Red Hook Wednesday night, residents of the Red Hook Houses called for demonstrations, a rent strike, and a lawsuit against their landlord, New York City Housing Authority, because they have had no heat, hot water or electricity for more than two weeks, DNAinfo reported. The meeting, which took place at P.S….
At a community meeting in Red Hook Wednesday night, residents of the Red Hook Houses called for demonstrations, a rent strike, and a lawsuit against their landlord, New York City Housing Authority, because they have had no heat, hot water or electricity for more than two weeks, DNAinfo reported. The meeting, which took place at P.S. 27, was attended by about 150 people, including artists, business owners, Occupy Sandy members, Community Board 6 members, and church leaders. As of yesterday morning, 20 of 32 Red Hook Houses buildings still did not have heat or hot water, according to NYCHA. The agency did not perform a door-to-door wellness check on the project until 15 days after the hurricane. Red Hook resident and Deputy Attorney-in-Charge for Legal Aid’s criminal practice Tina Luongo said Legal Aid is exploring the possibility of a lawsuit against NYCHA.
Red Hook Residents Call for Marches, Strikes, Lawsuits Against NYCHA [DNAinfo]
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power is the last thing a lot of people are thinking about in truly devastated areas. they would sleep in the cold to be back in their own beds, but sadly a lot of them don’t even have a home to go back to.
Really no-permits? REALLY?
“Are you saying that homeowners in Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island, have a right to be publicly angry with their lack of heat and electricity but rent paying (regardless of how much) tenants in public housing, most who work – should just smile and jive and be grateful to be living under NYCHA?”
crown, did i say that? or did i say they should get in line. either way, the most devastated areas should have service restored first. if you’re going to argue about that, you have no clue what some of these neighborhoods look like.
“What’s the condition of the properties you rent? What rents do your apartments command on the open market, assuming any open market tenant would choose to live there. How much subsidy do you get on top of tenants’ alleged $300 or less? How much of a tax write-off do you get beyond the subsidy you receive? Are repairs requiring permits made with permits? Are they made at all, and made promptly or, considering your bitterness and resentment, do you apply your dictum “make them wait like everyone else”?”
i’m talking years ago we had tenants like that. anyone who owned property in most parts of the city had to put up with similar or worse back then. what tax write-off? driving other tenants out? you sound clueless..
“What’s the condition of the properties you rent? What rents do your apartments command on the open market, assuming any open market tenant would choose to live there. How much subsidy do you get on top of tenants’ alleged $300 or less? How much of a tax write-off do you get beyond the subsidy you receive? Are repairs requiring permits made with permits? Are they made at all, and made promptly or, considering your bitterness and resentment, do you apply your dictum “make them wait like everyone else”?”
i’m talking years ago we had tenants like that. anyone who owned property in most parts of the city had to put up with similar or worse back then. what tax write-off? driving other tenants out? you sound clueless..
as a landlord, i have had many NYCHA tenants over the years. i have not had a single tenant that paid more than $300/month for their share. very few of them worked. it was usually hell trying to get the small share they were supposed to pay out of them too. i won’t even talk about the constant repairs, painting, damage, peeing/drugs/drinking and hanging out in the hallways and other problems.
cup, they can wait in line like everyone else.
there are tons of people that haven’t been able to return to their homes or even start rebuilding because of the storm. even other residents of red hook but they are not making noise. think about the flood damaged homes. the water saturated their walls, floors, clothing, furniture etc. they can’t do anything without power or a generator.
cup, they can wait in line like everyone else.
there are tons of people that haven’t been able to return to their homes or even start rebuilding because of the storm. even other residents of red hook but they are not making noise. think about the flood damaged homes. the water saturated their walls, floors, clothing, furniture etc. they can’t do anything without power or a generator.
really what?
there are thousands of houses and buildings still without power. i don’t see why NYCHA tenants should get any preferential treatment.