“Invisible Child:” the Life of a Homeless Family in NYC
Andrea Elliott, a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, talks to our partners from Amanpour & Company about her latest book “Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City.”
NYCHA
How an app is empowering NYC tenants to demand housing justice
JustFix.nyc has developed an app that’s helping tenants all across the city turn the tables on their lousy landlords.
A Dream Deferred: We’re Still Here (Episode 5)
Our docuseries ends at Family Day, a day of celebration and community for those living in Seth Low houses. There, residents ask what it will take for people and politicians to see the residents of NYCHA as a community worth…
A Dream Deferred: Politics and Promises (Episode 4)
Politicians at the local, state, and federal level have made promises to the NYCHA community, but what is actually being done? This episode of “A Dream Deferred” follows the politics of NYCHA and the response from residents seeking improved conditions.
A Dream Deferred: Housing is Health (Episode 3)
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…
About the Series: A Dream Deferred
“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…
A Dream Derferred: Promo
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…
Horror Inside NYCHA
In New York City, NYCHA has been declared to be in a state-of-emergency.
NYCHA Poses Health Concerns
No heat, rodent infestations, deadly mold and lead poisoning are a part of everyday life for some who live in NYCHA public housing. What are the health effects of living in one of these apartments? We’re taking a look.