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They look like ordinary basketball courts. But two new courts built next to public housing in New York City double as flood prevention. In a sudden flash flood-when the city's aging sewer system can easily become overwhelmed and streets can fill with water-the sunken basketball courts act like retention basins. The design can hold as much as 330,000 gallons, with the court's lowest areas filling like a pool and additional water stored in bioretention cells beneath the surface.

EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (PIX11) - Police are searching for a group accused of shooting another man near a Brooklyn NYCHA complex on Oct. 6, according to the NYPD. Police said it happened on Stanley Avenue around 8:30 p.m. The 24-year-old victim was walking when he was surrounded by the three suspects, according to authorities. More Local News Police said each suspect allegedly pulled out a gun and shot multiple rounds at him.

The 70th and final conviction in a sweeping New York City corruption probe was secured on Tuesday, concluding a decade-long bribery scheme in which public housing employees steered work to contractors in exchange for bribes. The arrests in February 2024 were the largest single-day bribery takedown in the history of the U.S. Justice Department, prosecutors said, and targted current and former employees of the New York City Housing Authority, many of them former supervisors.

Authorities made a shocking discovery at a New York City Housing Authority complex in Brooklyn on Thursday. A baby boy was found dead in a bag in Canarsie at the Bay View Houses on East 102nd Street between Sea View and Shore Parkway, police said. The bag was discovered in the rear of the NYCHA building at around 11 a.m., according to police.

The ongoing federal shutdown is threatening jobs, benefits and social programs for millions of Americans, and if it lasts another month, it could put funding for public housing in jeopardy, too. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, commonly known as HUD, will likely run out of money that directly funds public housing authorities under the Section 9 program after November payments are issued unless lawmakers approve a continuing spending plan, an agency spokesperson told Gothamist.

A 39-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot in the head Thursday afternoon in Brooklyn, police said. Officers from the 94th Precinct responded to a ShotSpotter activation and a 911 call reporting a man shot near 275 Jackson St. around 3:30 p.m., authorities said. When officers arrived at the East Williamsburg NYCHA complex, they did not find the victim at the scene.

A judge on Wednesday said he likely will deny a requested injunction opposing the demolition of Fulton, Elliott-Chelsea housing, not based on arguments, but because it relies heavily on generative AI that cites cases that do not exist. Judge James D'Auguste shocked a crowded courtroom when he said he expects to dismiss the Article 78 proceeding, initially submitted pro se, without attorneys, with prejudice against those who filed it, according to reporting from Crains New York.

The boiler inside the Bronx NYCHA complex that partially collapsed on Wednesday was being repaired just a day before the incident, according to the Department of Buildings. Officials said it happened at 205 Alexander Ave., where the Mitchel Houses are located, just after 8 a.m. A ventilation shift collapsed after an explosion in the boiler room of the building. Parents were walking their children to the school located across the street when the explosion happened. No injuries were reported, according to authorities.

The city's fire department said it had no immediate reports of injuries. It said it was responding to a report of a gas explosion that collapsed an incinerator shaft in the 20-story building in the Bronx. Authorities said no residential units were affected. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of this event and the extent of any damage beyond the reported exterior damage to the chimney, the city's Housing authority said in a statement.

A public housing tower partially collapsed in the South Bronx on Wednesday morning, forcing residents to evacuate, New York City officials said. No injuries were immediately reported, but the fire department and other agencies said they were still responding to the scene. The building at Alexander Avenue and East 137th Street is part of NYCHA's Mitchel Houses, officials confirmed. They warned people to avoid the area as first responders continued their work.

They just got a lot of excuses at the post office,

The stunning 80-foot-long concrete frieze, "Exodus and Dance," was created in 1939 and installed in front of the Kingsborough Houses in the Weeksville section of Crown Heights - home to one of the nation's first free black communities - two years later. The historic treasure's etched reliefs depict biblical imagery and dance motifs to convey "spirituality, community and joy," proponents said.

NYCHA is looking to leverage its large footprint together with private development to help address New York City's housing crisis and the agency's own deep rehabilitation needs. NYCHA has 2,473 acres of land in the city and a population the size of Minneapolis. As of 2025, the aging NYCHA housing stock has a $78.6 billion backlog in physical repair needs after decades of federal disinvestment.

Mayor Eric Adams demonstrated physical fitness by accepting a dare to perform pull-ups off a street light in Brooklyn while promoting public safety for NYCHA residents.

Between October 2024 and January 2025, four children in NYCHA childcare centers were reported with elevated lead levels, prompting immediate closures and lead abatement measures.

These resident-led projects address the climate crisis not in theory, but in practice, through gardens, education, storytelling, air quality improvements and more.

The FDNY confirmed that the fire, sparked in the garbage compactor chute, filled all 14 floors of the building with thick smoke, putting residents in danger.