Committee on Public Housing · Apr 10, 2026
Fridayat least 3 h 40 min3 officials identified25 public speakers1 agenda itemRoll call: 5 present, 1 excused, 1 absent (clerk)Video: Viebit
The Committee on Public Housing held an oversight hearing on NYCHA’s security practices for vacant apartments, opened by the chair.
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What happened
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- The Committee on Public Housing held an oversight hearing on NYCHA’s security practices for vacant apartments, opened by the chair.0:28
- NYCHA’s Executive Vice President for Property Management Operations testified that NYCHA accepted all 5 DOI recommendations, and that there are 6,294 vacant apartments.1:00:26
- The chair announced the hearing adjourned.3:39:10
Quotes
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You know, when, when Mayor Adams came into office, there were hundreds of vacancies. Uh, back then there were 4,000 vacancies. Today there’s almost 6,300 vacancies. We continue to absolutely fail on this. It is an utter disgrace that we have so many vacant NYCHA apartments, and this issue continues to get worse.Lincoln Restler · District 331:22:13
Who spoke
3 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Chris BanksChair · District 42 · 48 minFirst speaks at 0:28
- Lincoln RestlerDistrict 33 · 4.8 minFirst speaks at 1:21:47
- Elsie EncarnaciónDistrict 8 · 3.2 minFirst speaks at 1:31:32
Roll call: 5 present, 1 excused, 1 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 25 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Public Housing, Apr 10, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/public-housing/meetings/2026-04-10. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Apr 10, 2026.