The Department of Justice arrested 70 people and charged them in a “pay to play” bribery scandal whereby contractors making repairs in the sprawling network of public housing across the city were forced to pay kickbacks to NYCHA officials who doled out the repair contracts. Photo: Wikimedia Commons 70 Arrests in NYCHA Bribery Sting Operation by Feds NEW YORK (AP)—The largest public housing authority in the nation was infested by a “classic pay-to-play” culture of corruption... News 09 Feb 2024 | 12:36
Damp, bubbling paint and mold on an apartment wall and ceiling in Holmes Towers. ( Photo: Courtesy of Saundrea Coleman) 'It's Not Safe to Live Like This' A group of Upper East Side residents are fed up with living in buildings filled with rats, broken doors and elevators, and... News 27 Jan 2020 | 12:47
