NYCHA, the nation’s largest housing authority, New York City’s biggest landlord and a system plagued by controversy, is also home for upwards of half-a-million residents who must contend with issues of over-policing, crumbling infrastructure, environmental hazards and violence. With the Trump administration threatening to slash federal funding of the public housing authority, the award-winning BRIC #BHeard Town Hall Series will begin its new season with NYCHA: The Cost of Living.
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Moderator:
Brian Vines, BRIC TV Senior Correspondent
Panelists:
- Greg B. Smith - Investigative Reporter NY Daily News
- Alicka Ampry-Samuel - NYC Councilmember 41st District & NYCHA Committee Chair
- Ritchie Torres - NYC Councilmember, 15th District & Oversight and Investigation Committee Chair
- Nicholas Dagen Bloom - Associate Professor of Social Science and Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies and Urban Administration, NYIT
- Lisa Kenner - NYCHA Tenant Leader
Remarks by NYC Comptroller, Scott M. Stringer.
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