COMPTROLLER STRINGER AUDIT REVEALS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BACKLOGGED REPAIRS AT NYCHA – LITTLE PROGRESS, DESPITE NYCHA’S ASSURANCES

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) makes tens of thousands of New Yorkers wait for weeks, months and sometimes even years before fixing serious problems such as asbestos, missing carbon monoxide detectors, broken elevators, leaky ceilings, and faulty stoves due to poor management and oversight, according to an audit released today by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer.