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2009 Press Releases

November 2009
NYCHA Celebrates Opening of Raymond V. Ingersoll Community Center in Fort Greene

October 2009
Mayor Bloomberg and New York City Housing Authority Chairman Rhea Announce Appointment of Michael Kelly as General Manager (in PDF)

August 2009
NYCHA Board Member López Joins President Obama at White House Confirmation Celebration for Justice Sotomayor on Her Appointment to the Supreme Court (in PDF)

Statement of Chairman John B. Rhea on the Confirmation of former NYCHA Resident Sonia Sotomayor as the first Latina Supreme Court Justice

Mayor Bloomberg and NYCHA Chairman Rhea Unveil New Housing Authority Energy Efficiency Program to Reduce Electricity Usage, Decrease Carbon Emissions and Save Money at Castle Hill Houses (Mayoral Press Release)

Mayor Bloomberg and Chairman Rhea Congratulate NYCHA on the 75th Anniversary of Public Housing in New York City (Mayoral Press Release) (in PDF)

July 2009
NYCHA and the Department of Education Announce Annual Free Summer Meals Program for New York City School Children

NYCHA Board Approves Sale of Land to School Construction Authority for Construction of Middle and High School

May 2009
Mayor Bloomberg Appoints John B. Rhea as Chairman of the New York City Housing Authority (Mayoral Press Release)

April 2009
Mayor Bloomberg, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, Federal, State and City Elected Officials Announce Federal Stimulus Projects List for the New York City Housing Authority (Mayoral Press Release)

January 2009
Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn, Deputy Mayor Walcott, NYCHA Chairman Morales and DYCD Commissioner Mullgrav Announce Plans to Continue Youth Programming at 25 NYCHA Community Centers Throughout the Five Boroughs (Mayoral Press Release)


2008 Press Releases

November 2008
Nation's Largest Public Housing Agency Urges Washington to Pass New Economic Stimulus Bill

October 2008
City Announces Development Teams to Build Affordable Housing on NYCHA Properties in the South Bronx

September 2008
Capital One Bank To Offer NYCHA Residents Convenient In-Bank Rent Payment Option

NYCHA and Wachovia Bank Offer Residents Easy Rent Payment Option

April 2008
Nation's Largest Housing Development 'Goes Green' with Energy-Saving Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (in PDF)

February 2008
Boston Road Senior Center Re-opened by DFTA, NYCHA (in PDF)



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