Live Comedy at West Side Comedy Club - Under the Radar Comedy Show
Live Comedy at West Side Comedy Club - Under the Radar Comedy Show
Wed, Dec 7, 8:45 PM
West Side Comedy Club • New York, NY
$17.74
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Under the RADar: Community Development and the Future of NYCHA
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Hunter College School of Social Work Auditorium 2180 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10035
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The future of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) remains in a precarious state, with a growing $32 billion backlog of capital needs. Under HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program, Mayor de Blasio has committed to transferring ownership of 62,000 units (nearly one third of NYCHA's housing stock) to private developers, who will leverage private financing sources in order to make much-needed repairs. While the RAD program offers potential to improve quality of life for residents, it also raises concerns around the preservation of New York City's biggest resource of deeply affordable housing. This panel brings together advocates, tenant leaders, policy experts, and community development professionals to discuss the impending RAD conversions, implications for public housing residents, and the potential role of community development organizations in protecting long term affordability.
The panel will be moderated by Hunter College Master's student Eliot Hetterly. The panelists will include:
Matthew Washington, Deputy Borough President, Manhattan Borough President's Office
Victor Bach, Senior Housing Policy Analyst, Community Service Society
Diana Blackwell, President of Fred Samuel Resident Association, NYCHA
Roberta Semer, Manhattan Community Board 7 Chair
Frank Lang, Director of Housing, St. Nick's Alliance
Emily Kurtz, Vice President of Housing, RiseBoro Community Partnership
Ed Braxton, Program Officer, Enterprise Community Partners