Ossé asks how federal funding cuts impact NYCHA OACs
Council Member Chi Ossé asks how the lack of federal investment in public housing tangibly impacts older adult centers on NYCHA campuses. Trimble says HUD appropriations were cut by 14% last year, making it harder for NYCHA to maintain operations. Repair needs at OACs compete with the same plasterers and plumbers needed for resident apartments, so response times may lengthen.
Thank you so much, Chairs.
Nice to see you all this morning.
I wanted to first start by obviously addressing how this federal government is not investing in public housing, and obviously that's impacting NYCHA across the board.
And I was just interested in the lack of funds that we are seeing from the federal government.
How is that?
Tangibly impacting our older adult centers on our NITRA campuses.
Thank you, Council Member.
Obviously, we are always advocating in D.C.
For additional funding.
The HUD appropriations, and Brian can correct me if I'm wrong, were cut by 14% last year.
And so it is a struggle for NYCHA to continue the same level of operating with decreasing federal funding.
And that filters down to everything we do.
So if we have needs for plastering or plumbing at an older adult center, that is competing with the same plasterer and plumber that needs to respond to a resident in their apartment.
So it will mean that the time to respond will continue to get longer.
And I appreciate that.
And, you know, obviously I hope things change within that regard because we know that that nature does need that support from from the feds.