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COVID Threatens NYCHA's Repair Progress, Federal Monitor Says

By CRYSTAL LEWIS
Posted 6/1/20

The Federal monitor in charge of overseeing reforms at the Housing Authority stated in a recently-released report that the COVID-19 crisis has slowed the agency’s progress toward meeting deadlines to eliminate unsafe and unsanitary conditions in city developments.

Last year, NYCHA kicked off lead-paint inspections at 135,000 apartments using advanced X-ray equipment as part of a deal reached among the de Blasio administration, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office requiring the Authority to address longstanding problems including mold, broken elevators, aging heating equipment and lead-paint exposure.

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