State Senate IDC pushes for NYCHA reforms
Pols call lead crisis ‘The New Flint’ in scathing report
In the wake of the release of their scathing report on the levels of lead found in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) buildings, members of the state Senate’s Independent Democratic Conference are pushing for major reforms in the city’s management of housing units.
The Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), which includes two Brooklyn lawmakers among its members, state Sens. Diane Savino and Jesse Hamilton, released a report on Feb. 26 called “The New Flint,” in which they compared the problem of lead found in paint in NYCHA apartments to the crisis of high levels of lead in the drinking water in Flint, Michigan.
Along with the report, IDC members issued a set of legislative proposals aimed at protecting NYCHA tenants.