Federal Government to Seize More Control Over New York City Public Housing
“The federal government moved to seize more control over the New York City Housing Authority on Thursday, reaching a tentative billion-dollar settlement to correct years of maintenance failures, mismanagement and cover-ups that prosecutors said had exposed hundreds of thousands of residents to lead paint and other health hazards. The agreement, which was described by two Trump administration officials, stops short of formally giving the federal government total control of the authority, known as Nycha. But it calls for the appointment of a powerful monitor and would lead to the eventual replacement of the authority’s interim chairman, who was appointed last year by Mayor Bill de Blasio.”