Tenants in Apartment Building Run by New York City’s Worst Landlord Organize for Change
July 15, 2026By Jessica Easthope WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, N.Y. — For some the sound of running water is soothing, for Elsa it’s stressful. Her faucet […]
Topic: Housing
Historic Artwork Restored at Brooklyn NYCHA Complex
November 12, 2025By Katie Vasquez and Paula Katinas CROWN HEIGHTS — Residents of the Kingsborough Houses don’t have to go to a museum to […]
Affordable Apartments Proposed at Former Sisters of St. Joseph Catholic Academy Site
October 2, 2025By Katie Vasquez There is a lot of excitement about a new project at the Sisters of Saint Joseph campus in Brentwood, […]
Groundbreaking Begins on CCBQ’s 13-Story Affordable Housing for Seniors in Brownsville
September 19, 2024by Katie Vasquez The shovels are in the ground and construction has started on a building along Livonia Avenue that will serve […]
NYCHA Repairs Gompers Houses Resident’s Kitchen After Currents News Coverage
August 2, 2021By Jessica Easthope The everyday racket of a kitchen are sounds this NYCHA resident has been praying for. “I felt like it […]
NYCHA Residents with Mold, Leaks and Cockroaches Have Little Faith the City’s Next Mayor Can Fix It
July 22, 2021By Jessica Easthope “It’s been a year and a half since I had a sink,” said the NYCHA resident who didn’t want […]
The Race To Find Survivors Continues After Deadly Florida Building Collapse
June 24, 2021Authorities are trying to find survivors after a massive 12-story condo partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida, just north of Miami. At least […]
Catholic Charities of New York’s New Affordable Housing in the Bronx Is Changing Lives
April 28, 2021By Emily Drooby The most important thing in the world to Tameca Gather are her three kids. So when a dangerous situation […]
Migrant Crisis: Exclusive Coverage on the Southern Border
April 22, 2021Currents News Staff Arizona’s governor is sending 200 National Guard troops to the southern border. Governor Doug Ducey is declaring a state […]
NYCHA Residents Hopeful Utility Accountability Act Could Reduce Rent for Those With Utility Outages
November 25, 2020By Emily Drooby The sound of the stove turning on is music to Silvia’s ears. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) […]