Public Housing Authority
Appears in 4 stories · Last updated Oct 31, 2026
Says asbestos removed and air tests negative; cleanup continues while four households remain in hotels
NYCHA says it has removed the asbestos that a steam leak spread across the exterior walls of two Marcy Houses buildings in Brooklyn, and that air tests inside affected apartments and at a daycare came back negative. Cleanup crews are still working around the buildings in Bedford-Stuyvesant, and four households are staying in hotels the authority is paying for.
Updated Oct 31
Owns Edenwald; oversees PACT program
A senior center closed for more than 20 years at Edenwald Houses in the Bronx reopened on October 22, 2026. The $8.1 million renovation restored community, senior and child care centers at NYCHA's largest Bronx development, home to nearly 5,000 residents. New York YIMBY reported on October 27 that the work is finished.
Updated Oct 29
Owner of Reid & Park Rock; oversees PACT program
Nearly 3,000 people in East Brooklyn public housing are living in renovated apartments after NYCHA finished a $636 million rehabilitation of the Reid & Park Rock developments. The work covered 1,696 homes in 87 buildings across 15 developments, with new kitchens, bathrooms, heating and ventilation.
As of May 2026: Under federal oversight since 2019
A gas explosion tore through a Bronx high-rise at 12:19 a.m. on January 24, 2026. Resident Ronald McCallister, 60, was killed and 15 others injured, including firefighters caught in the blast as they arrived to investigate a gas odor. Prosecutors say Samuel Calderon, 55, who did not live in the building, broke into an apartment and disconnected a stove to steal and sell it.
Updated May 23
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