The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is a public development corporation which provides public housing in New York City,and is the largest public housing authority in North America. Created in 1934 as the first agency of its kind in the United States,it aims to provide decent,affordable housing for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers throughout the five boroughs of New York City. NYCHA also administers a citywide Section 8 Leased Housing Program in rental apartments. NYCHA developments include single and double family houses,apartment units,singular floors,and shared small building units,and commonly have large income disparities with their respective surrounding neighborhood or community. These developments,particularly those including large-scale apartment buildings,are often referred to in popular culture as "projects."
Bronx Community Board 11 (CB11) is a small unit of the City of New York (NYC),whose district encompasses the neighborhoods of Allerton,Indian Village,Morris Park,Pelham Gardens,Pelham Parkway (neighborhood),Van Nest and other areas in the borough of the Bronx. Coterminous with the 49th NYPD Precinct,its district is delimited by Bronx Park East and the Bronx River Parkway to the west,Adee Avenue,Boston Road and East Gun Hill Road to the north,the Hutchinson River Parkway to the east,and East Tremont Avenue to the south.
Melissa Mark-Viverito is an American Democratic politician and former speaker of the New York City Council from 2014 to 2017,as well as councilmember for the 8th district from 2006 to 2017,representing Concourse,Concourse Village,East Harlem,Highbridge,Longwood,Mott Haven,Port Morris,and Randall's Island.
Vanessa L. Gibson is an American politician who has served as the Borough President of The Bronx since 2022. She served as a member of the New York City Council,representing the 16th district from 2014 to 2021. A Democrat,she was elected Bronx Borough President in November 2021 to a four-year term beginning January 2022,running on a platform focused on recovery from COVID-19 impact,food insecurity and housing instability. She is the first female and first African American Bronx Borough President.
Morrisania Air Rights is a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) public housing project in Melrose and Morrisania,Bronx,consisting of three buildings,19,23,and 29 stories tall. There are 843 apartments housing some 1,952 residents. It was designed by the architectural firm,The Eggers Partnership also known as Eggers &Higgins.
Mark D. Levine is an American politician and educator serving as the 28th Borough President of Manhattan since 2022. Previously,he served as member of the New York City Council from 2014 to 2021,where he represented the 7th district covering Manhattan neighborhoods of Morningside Heights,West Harlem,Washington Heights,and part of the Upper West Side.
Ritchie John Torres is an American politician from New York. A member of the Democratic Party,Torres is the U.S. representative for New York's 15th congressional district. The district covers most of the South Bronx. It is one of the smallest districts by area in the country,covering only a few square miles. Torres represents the poorest Congressional district in New York State.
Laurie A. Cumbo is an American politician and Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. A Democrat,she served in the New York City Council for the 35th district from 2014 to 2021,which includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Fort Greene,Clinton Hill,and Prospect Heights,portions of Bedford-Stuyvesant,Crown Heights,Downtown Brooklyn,the Brooklyn Navy Yard,and Vinegar Hill. She is the founder and first executive director of the Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts.
Carlina Rivera is an American politician who represents the 2nd district of the New York City Council since 2018. A member of the Democratic Party,her district includes portions of the East Village,Gramercy Park,Kips Bay,Lower East Side,Murray Hill and Rose Hill in Manhattan.
Oyeshola “Shola”Olatoye (o-LAH-twoh-yay) was the 22nd Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) before resigning due to a lead paint poisoning and lack of heat scandals.
Tiffany Cabán is an American attorney,politician,and political organizer who has served as a member of the New York City Council for the 22nd District since the 2021 New York City Council election. She won the Democratic primary for the seat after the incumbent,Democrat Costa Constantinides,retired.
The 2021 New York City mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.
The 2021 New York City Council election were held on November 2,2021. The primary elections were held on June 22,2021. There were several special elections for seats vacated in 2020 and early 2021;these special elections were the first to use ranked-choice voting in city council elections after it was approved by a ballot question in 2019. Due to redistricting after the 2020 Census,candidates also ran for two-year terms instead of four-year terms for the first time,stemming from the New York City Charter overhaul in 1989. Four-year terms will resume in the 2025 election after another two-year election in 2023.
Kathryn A. Garcia is an American public official serving as Director of State Operations for the state of New York. She served as commissioner for the New York City Sanitation Department from 2014 to 2020 and was a candidate in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary,losing by 0.8 percentage points to Eric Adams.
The 2021 New York City borough president elections were held on November 2,2021. Four of the five incumbent borough presidents were unable to run for reelection due to term limits. Only the Queens borough president was eligible to seek re-election after winning a special election in 2020.
Eric Dinowitz is an American teacher and politician. Dinowitz represents the 11th district of the New York City Council. Dinowitz is a registered Democrat. Dinowitz was elected in a special election held on March 23,2021,after the resignation of Andrew Cohen,who was elected to the New York Supreme Court. Dinowitz assumed office on April 15,2021 after weeks of the New York City Board of Elections counting ranked-choice voting ballots which were instituted for municipal elections beginning in 2021.
New York City's 16th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Althea Stevens,who took office in 2022.
Amanda C. Farías is an American politician from New York City. She is the Democratic city council member for the 18th district of the New York City Council,which covers Soundview,Parkchester,and Castle Hill in the Bronx. She sits on the transportation committee,is chair of Committee on Economic Development,and Co-Chair of the Women’s Caucus.
Pierina Ana Sanchez is an American politician from the Bronx,New York City. Since 2022,Sanchez has represented the 14th district on the New York City Council,encompassing Kingsbridge,Fordham,University Heights,and Tremont. A Democrat,Sanchez formerly served in the mayoral office of Bill de Blasio as a policy advisor.
The 2023 New York City Council elections will be held on November 7,2023,with primaries having occurred on June 27,2023. Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter,councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms,with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.
