$1.85M for Marcy & Tompkins Houses from Leader Jeffries

On May 10, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced a $1.85 million allocation for fire alarm system upgrades at Marcy Houses and Tompkins Houses in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn.

“For decades, the federal government has gotten out of the business of supporting public housing in New York City and throughout the nation,” Leader Jeffries said. “And as a result of that fact, there are a whole host of infrastructure repairs, capital improvements, and modernization projects that have lacked the resources in order to improve the quality of life of residents. I’m proud that we were able to fight hard and secure $1 million in support of fire safety improvements at Marcy, and an additional $850,000 to secure fire safety improvements at Tompkins, and together be able to overhaul completely the fire safety infrastructure for thousands of families in these two incredibly important developments.”

“NYCHA’s mission is to provide safe, affordable housing to public housing residents, and enough can’t be said about the importance of fire safety,” said NYCHA Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt. “I, on behalf of NYCHA, would like to express my sincere gratitude to House Democratic Leader Jeffries for his work in securing this valuable funding that will be put toward upgrading critical fire detection systems for residents at both Marcy and Tompkins Houses.”

“I want to thank Hakeem Jeffries for all the help that he has given to all the NYCHA developments, especially Marcy Houses and Tompkins,” said Marcy Houses Resident Association President Naomi Colon. Tompkins Houses Resident Association President Gloria Johnson added: “I would like to thank my NYCHA staff and also Hakeem Jeffries for the funds they have allocated for Tompkins and for Marcy. It’s very important that we have that for the safety of the residents that’s within our development, which will help save lives.”