NYCHA’s Bronx building collapse and public housing’s disastrous disrepair
“NYCHA’s Bronx building collapse and public housing’s disastrous disrepair” Last week’s near-tragic collapse of a boiler ventilation shaft at a Bronx NYCHA building is emblematic of the decay of the city’s public-housing stock. The collapse of the 20-story chimney rained bricks down onto the sidewalk and left a gaping hole in the façade of the…