Meet Shetara Turner, Smoke-Free NYCHA Liaison for Manhattan
Shetara Turner has lived at Campos Plaza since she was 6 years old. Now this mother of two is not
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NYCHA Residents
Decking the Halls: Penn-Wortman Resident’s Famous Decorations
For 41 years, Elizabeth Figueroa has been decorating the seventh-floor hallway of her Penn-Wortman Houses building in festive fashion to
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Visioning the Future of Gowanus Houses and Wyckoff Gardens
Over 200 residents from Gowanus Houses and Wyckoff Gardens recently had the opportunity to share their ideas and feedback on
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Thankful for the NYCHA Community
The NYCHA community united to ensure that NYCHA residents had Thanksgiving meals with their families and friends.
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Media Project Celebrates Youth Work
Young people had the opportunity to share the work they produced as participants in NYCHA’s first-ever Youth Media Project, an
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Inspiring Young NYCHA Residents Through the Arts
Tareake Dorill has lived at Riis Houses in the East Village all his life – and his grandmother was one
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Breast Cancer Walk at Howard Houses
On October 16, Howard Houses resident Tracy Tomer walked with her neighbors, family, and friends in the annual breast cancer
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Announcing the 2022 NYCHA-CUNY Scholars
NYCHA-CUNY Scholarships were awarded to 71 residents, the largest number of scholarships distributed to NYCHA residents in the award’s history.
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Keeping Seniors Safe at Home
Elderly Safe-at-Home is a program provided by NYCHA at 11 developments for seniors that assigns an on-site social services worker to provide daily living support, crime prevention, crime victim assistance, and crisis intervention services to residents.
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Cancer Awareness Event at Polo Grounds Provides 53-year-old Resident with Her First Mammogram
At age 53, it was a milestone for one NYCHA Polo Grounds resident to have her first mammogram. She was
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