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Stevens questions DYCD assessment of Cornerstone physical conditions amid NYCHA repair backlog

New York City Council · Jun 23, 2026 · starts 0:44:57 · 1 min 3 sec

Stevens cites NYCHA's 600,000 open work orders and 444-day average repair time, asking if DYCD has assessed Cornerstone facility conditions. Asherall says DYCD's new centralized tracking system will help identify trends and timeliness of repairs.

Althea V. Stevens

Cornerstone programs are intended to serve as community hubs within NYCHA development, given that NYCHA reports...

Althea V. Stevens

Reported more than 600,000 open work orders and average repair completion is of, dang, it's 444 days?

Althea V. Stevens

What assessments has DYCD conducted for the physical conditions of cornerstone facilities?

Althea V. Stevens

Do you guys, like, do evaluations of, like, all the cornerstones and have, like, stock of all the repairs?

Wanda Asherall

So because we just have the centralized, we just, you know, it's been a year or so old.

Wanda Asherall

We just developed that centralized system.

Wanda Asherall

We are planning to do that.

Wanda Asherall

And so to look at that, to see what are the trends, the timeliness for addressing those facility-related issues.

Wanda Asherall

And so we are looking at that currently just to see what are the trends and what are the things that we are seeing is coming up for programs on site.