Shelevya Pearson brought her newborn daughter Sakajawia home to NYCHA. Eleven years later, Shelevya claims that NYCHA's poor maintenance has played a role in her daughter's health conditions. Unfortunately, with children hospitalizations for asthma being higher in Brownsville than the…
We meet Romaine Leslie at Marsha's house, a homeless shelter for LGBTQ youth, and follow his journey through the shelter system.
Maintenance issues in NYCHA can go unresolved for months, forcing some residents to protect their homes and their health by taking matters into their own hands. In the second episode of "A Dream Deferred: The Broken Promise of New York…
Aisha Nyandoro has a radical new plan for how social welfare programs should support specifically black mothers.
In this first episode of our series, the residents of NYCHA walk us through what life was like in Brownsville, Brooklyn -- the most concentrated public housing neighborhood in America – and what it looks like today. Lifelong residents NYCHA…
“What happens to a dream deferred?” (Langston Hughes, Harlem, 1951). Residents of public housing in New York moved in with the promise of affordable housing and a stepping stone to financial stability and independence. But, lack of oversight and political…
What is it like living in North America's largest public housing authority? We meet residents, young and old, grappling with health, safety, and quality of life issues, under the neglected conditions of NYCHA. This five-part docuseries explores the problems within…
In the heart of Brooklyn, a community in great need is welcomed home. 1,000 people eagerly sent their applications in on the first day.
With McDonald’s pledge, the company committed to putting all of its current openings — 58,000 jobs across the country — on the AARP job board.
After decades of adapting to a new environment, building community and fighting against discrimination, here's their advice for creating a full life.
At 22, Zachary Wood shares his “Uncensored” thoughts on race, poverty, abuse and the possibility of dissent in higher education on MetroFocus.
Our partners at MetroFocus talk to Christine Quinn, the president and CEO of the largest provider of shelters to families in New York city.