#Staff shortage at NYC’s HPD stalls affordable apartments

#Staff shortage at NYC’s HPD stalls affordable apartments

“Staff shortage at NYC’s HPD stalls affordable apartments” A staffing shortage at the Big Apple’s biggest housing agency is slowing down plans to develop and build badly needed affordable apartments, which advocates charge is further compounding the city’s decades-long shortage. The division of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development charged with the construction of…

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#NYC official busted for using fraudulent parking placard

#NYC official busted for using fraudulent parking placard

“#NYC official busted for using fraudulent parking placard” A senior city housing official was busted for using a fraudulent parking placard, officials said Wednesday. Vivian Louie, assistant commissioner for the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, faces up to seven years behind bars after city investigators found a photocopy of an official city placard…

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#NYC housing agency glitches leave leaves tenants in cold: audit

#NYC housing agency glitches leave leaves tenants in cold: audit

“#NYC housing agency glitches leave leaves tenants in cold: audit” Thousands of New York City tenants were potentially “left in the cold” because of a glitch with the city’s tracking system that “wrongly” ignored new heat and hot water complaints, a stinging state audit released Thursday claims. The Department of Housing Preservation & Development code…

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