The beleaguered Housing Authority, which must inspect 135,000 apartments for lead-paint by the end of this year, has so far assessed less than a quarter of its backlog, according to data published Dec. 31.
Last April, the de Blasio administration kicked off the inspections using advanced X-ray equipment that can see through multiple layers of paint. Although it anticipated that the inspectors would perform about 5,000 to 7,000 inspections each month, so far, NYCHA is averaging less than 4,000. The agency kicked off its initiative to a slow start, with just 1,740 units tested during the first month of inspections.
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