#Man killed outside NYC housing complex

#Man killed outside NYC housing complex

“#Man killed outside NYC housing complex” A man was shot dead Tuesday outside of a Queens apartment complex where a woman was killed by a stray bullet earlier this month, police said. Elliot Clairborne, 29, was shot several times in front of the Woodside Houses near the intersection of 49th Street and Broadway at about…

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#How the next NYC mayor can guarantee affordable housing

#How the next NYC mayor can guarantee affordable housing

“#How the next NYC mayor can guarantee affordable housing” New York City mayoral candidates often make extravagant promises on affordable housing, and underproduce on results.  Back in 2013, for example, then-candidate Bill de Blasio banked on solving the city’s crisis of housing affordability with Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, a policy that required developers to build affordable…

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#NYC woman hit by stray bullet during gang shootout

#NYC woman hit by stray bullet during gang shootout

“#NYC woman hit by stray bullet during gang shootout” A 37-year-old Queens woman suffered a fatal gunshot wound to her head after being caught in the crossfire of two feuding gangs, law enforcement sources told The Post. Gudelia Vallinas lost her life in the Woodside Houses Friday evening, at the intersection of Broadway and 48th…

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#Man stabbed in NYCHA building in NYC

#Man stabbed in NYCHA building in NYC

“#Man stabbed in NYCHA building in NYC” A man was stabbed to death inside of a NYCHA building in Manhattan Saturday afternoon, police said. Cops responded to the Lincoln Houses on Madison Avenue near East 135th Street in East Harlem shortly before 4:30 p.m., and found the victim had been stabbed multiple times in the…

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#COVID-19 has pummeled already-stressed NYCHA

#COVID-19 has pummeled already-stressed NYCHA

“#COVID-19 has pummeled already-stressed NYCHA” The Citizens Budget Commission, a respected fiscal watchdog group, is out with a new report looking at how the pandemic has slammed the New York City Housing Authority. The public-housing agency, the city’s largest landlord, has been in crisis for years now, and COVID hasn’t helped. First, the outbreak gave…

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