'NYCHA Housing Crisis' Up For Debate At Bushwick Public Forum

BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — Elected officials want to hear more about Brooklynites' concerns about public housing.

State Senator Julia Salazar is hosting a State of NYCHA public forum at the Brooklyn Public Library on Bushwick and DeKalb avenues from 6 p.m. to 8 p.n. Wednesday evening.

"NYCHA residents deserve the same right to quality housing as everyone else," Salazar said in an email blast Wednesday morning.

"But too many of our community members face problems like life-threatening mold, environmental lead, inadequate heating or cooling, or broken elevators."

In recent years, NYCHA buildings have been plagued by a lead poisoning scandal, crumbling infrastructure that could cost billions to repair, months-long outages of basic utilities and conditions a federal housing administrator called a "humanitarian crisis."

Residents are invited to voice their concerns about what Salazar called a "NYCHA housing crisis" and hear more about legislation in the works to bring capital and transparency to the agency.

The event will be cohosted by St. Nicks Alliance, a north Brooklyn-based nonprofit that provides aid to low-income New Yorkers.

Those who wish to attend are asked to RSVP online.