Chair Sanchez rapid-fire round robin on 2026 Block by Block commitments status

So I'm going to do a rapid, a round robin, rapid fire thing.

So bear with me.

But so we've got this spreadsheet and it has all of the commitments that you are making in block by block and all of the rest.

And I've just filtered by things you said that you would do in 2026.

And the question is, has this started?

Okay.

Ready?

Has it started?

Has it started?

Have you started this?

So roof to cellar inspections.

Yes, we're starting, yes.

We're starting to plan.

Wait, what?

We have selected buildings to begin.

We have not yet launched the inspections.

Okay, so selected buildings.

Aggressive use of the 7A program.

OCA.

OCA announcement, I think, which will expedite the calendar for 7A, I would say yes.

There's 25 of them, right?

So I got to go faster.

We'll go faster.

Yes or no?

Expediting HPD's emergency repair program to stabilize building conditions in targeted buildings.

Not yet.

But you will?

Yes.

Okay.

Directing HPD's anti-harassment unit to coordinate with DOB, law, and criminal prosecutorial offices like the DA to pursue criminal charges.

Yes.

919 Prospect?

No?

919, yes.

Yes, Prospect in the Bronx.

Yes, Seth Miller, yes.

Okay.

Engaging with lenders to force compliance or immediately begin foreclosure.

Yes.

Wasn't excited, yes.

Okay, Office of Court Administration on expediting litigation, yes.

Designing the new program with or the new implementation, HPD and 301 will implement new systems that will allow tenants to schedule inspections, re-inspections.

Yes.

Investigating every heat complaint.

Are we set up?

Starting in the heat season, yes.

October, okay.

All right, this is legislative.

I'm going to skip the ones that are legislative.

Oh, launching the legislative task force.

We're working on that, yes.

With me, okay.

With you, yeah.

Okay.

NYCHA intensive community engagement, inaugurating NYCHA in your neighborhood.

Yes.

Where did you start?

We started in the spring with the first 19-year neighborhood was in the Bronx.

And then we are starting again next week in Queens.

We had three this spring, and then we're starting, let me get the dates, but we'll be there.

We will be in Queens on September 16th.

And then we have another three after that this fall.

Great.

Launching the Bronx Plan publicly.

In Prague.

And we have begun and we hope to be able to do it this later, this fall.

This fall.

Open a new transitional housing site in Brooklyn to help 81 justice-involved individuals land safely in community.

I don't think we've launched that yet.

This is out of order, but the elevators pilot small elevators in small properties.

We've started that.

We're working with HPD to identify the building.

There's so much in here.

It's so wonderful.

Changes to enhance electronic filing for she and D.

That's a DOF thing.

But the senior citizen.

Oh, for screen injury.

Yeah, yeah.

We'll follow up.

We'll follow up.

I should also filter by HPD and DOB.

Okay.

Reducing vacancies in supportive housing, convening an internal working group among the agencies?

Yes, that is happening.

Small elevator pilot program, see?

Just didn't want to forget in case I filtered wrong.

Improving complaint response times.

DOB has implemented new rules requiring owners to provide alternative accommodations.

I'm just going to have this be an actual question.

Has that education information gone out to owners and residents, and what is the status of public education?

The education, it's happened, it continues.

Feedback we get is that there's a lot of owners who are continuing to navigate difficulty with finances or making repairs, so we're trying to figure out with owners what can we do to support them in doing that work.

But people are definitely aware, and both our enforcement teams, both enforcement teams that work on this are focused on public outreach.

Thank you.

What's the penalty if an owner who can't afford to fix their elevator also can't afford to provide alternative accommodations?

There's a couple of ways in which an owner may be held accountable, either through us or CCHR.

So depending on which strategy the complaint goes, but we have our DOB fines and violations that we use.

And finally, modifying rent impairing violations list.

We haven't started that yet, but we hope to start soon.

And that concludes my round robin.

Everybody, a round of applause.

Okay.

All right.

Looking to my colleagues, do you all have additional questions, comments?

Councilmember Brewer.