Did NYC Housing Authority blow it? After Sandy mess, City Council holds hearing
At a New York City Council oversight hearing on Thursday, council members expressed dismay over the New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) feeble response to Superstorm Sandy.
“The damage incurred to the City’s public housing as a result of Sandy was far beyond anything we could have possibly imagined,” Speaker Christine Quinn said in a statement. The Council examined NYCHA’s lack of communication with public housing residents, inadequate planning for power outages and the seeming non-existence of plans to address the needs of the more vulnerable residents.
Thursday’s hearing found that power outages were particularly hard on older and disabled residents, who were unable to navigate darkened stairwells in high-rise buildings.