NYCHA problems: bribery, repairs delay, rent arrears

70 NYCHA employees were busted for accepting “pay-to-play” brides. Meanwhile, residents average wait time for non-emergency repairs went from two weeks to two months. As of November 2022, 46% of NYCHA households have not paid rent or in arrears. The most vulnerable is usually the hardest hit. Let residents do the repairs, and deduct the…

Candidate for City Council in 2023
Read More

911 response time is up!

Compared to January 2018, NYPD response times reported in December 2023 have risen across the board—that is, for critical (up 22%), serious (up 45.5%), and non-critical (up 28.7%) calls. The NYPD has gone from a force of approximately 36,000 uniformed personnel in 2018 to just over 33,600 today—a reduction of nearly 7%. Indeed, a smaller…

Candidate for City Council in 2023
Read More

Affordable Connectivity Program ends in April 2024

If you have been receiving a $30 credit for internet, the money is expected to run out comes April 2024. The program was launched on December 31, 2021 as part of the the Internet For All Initiative and the Investment in Infrastructure and Jobs Act that President Biden signed on November 15, 2021. Candidate for…

Candidate for City Council in 2023
Read More

$18M over 3 years to wipe $2Billion medical debt for 500,000 residents

Mayor Eric Adams hired RIP Medical Debt to wipe out more than $2 billion of medical debt. Yes, it is the single largest contract that the non-profit Medical Debt Solution Inc. has ever received. The devil is in the detail. Where are those 500,000 resident accounts coming from? City hospitals? If so, isn’t it easier…

Candidate for City Council in 2023
Read More

Report on First Phase of the $35 million Queensway Metro Hub

Update: First draft proposed by the Parks Department and NYC EDC. $35 million was allocated by Mayor Eric Adams in September 2022. One year later, New York Economic Development Corporation (October 18, 2023) gave a status report before Queens Community Board 6 at Rego Park Community Center on October 17, 2023. Angie Espino, Senior Project…

Candidate for City Council in 2023
Read More

National Grid contractor tore up Loubet Street between 71 and 72 Avenues 53 times in 6 months!

When the gas piping was first redone on this stretch of Loubet Street in March 2023, a resident counted that its contractor(s) has dug and redug sections of the street at least 53 times counting the one pictured. Is there a reason? Residents demand answer for inconvenience and cost! Candidate for City Council in 2023

Candidate for City Council in 2023
Read More

Co-op not crediting abatements to rightful owner! Yours?

Crestwood has been given $70,935 real estate tax abatements (Combat Veteran; Disabled Veteran, Senior Citizen Homeowner, Enhanced Star and Basic Star) for 2023-2024 or 30% of its obligation. However, the management did not credit shareholders that got the abatement. How many shareholders are in this situation? NYC Department of Finance needs to calculate and notify…

Candidate for City Council in 2023
Read More

Housing and Affordability: Mayor’s plan is not to fix laws and courts against supply and owners!

Mayor Eric Adams got it all wrong! His 100,000 new unit proposal will require new rules, City Council approval, and years of planning and construction. Why not fix the 70,000 eviction case backlog, which would free up those units within months? If laws are changed to favor landlords removing bad tenants, more than 100,000 units…

Candidate for City Council in 2023
Read More

Unauthorized Population in US: 11 million in 2019. 2023?

According to the Migration Population Institute, the number of people living in the United States without a legal status is about 11 million. Instead of helping those who have established families and roots here, the Biden Administration has allowed a record 2.4 million to cross in fiscal year 2022 alone. Where is our migration czar,…

Candidate for City Council in 2023
Read More

Is a $100 DEP credit worth changing your behavior?

Got an email from New York City Department of Environmental Protection for a $100 credit if I were (1) to change my current quarterly payment to monthly; (2) to stop receiving a paper statement; and (3) to enroll in autopay for at least 6 months. Since I can revert to my current pattern, I will…

Candidate for City Council in 2023
Read More