Goldman Announces He Secured $15,464,700 for New York City Public Housing Authority

New York, N.Y. – Today, U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (NY-10) announced that he has secured $15,464,700 for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) through the Community Funding Project award program. This funding will go towards improving the standard of safety, security and quality of living at New York City Public Housing developments.

This funding will advance several key goals to improve quality of life in public housing developments across New York's 10th Congressional District. Working alongside Senator Schumer, Congressman Goldman secured $5 million to remediate mold conditions at Red Hook East in Brooklyn and won $1.5 million to restore the community center at the Jacob Riis Houses in partnership with Vision Urbana.

Goldman also secured grants to upgrade safety infrastructure at eight NYCHA developments, funding improvements to fire safety technology, security cameras, elevator upgrades and lighting systems.

Goldman secured $39,344,968 for 49 community projects in NY-10 across the three appropriations processes during his time in office.

Representative Goldman was joined by NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt at the press conference. 

"From the moment I was elected to Congress, representing the historically underserved working-class neighborhoods in my district has been my top priority," said Congressman Dan Goldman. "I am proud to announce that my office has secured more than $15.4 million in federal grants for NYCHA residents at 11 different developments. Public housing should be safe and livable, and I'm proud to have worked alongside so many incredible community leaders to make that a reality. A special thank you is in order for NYCHA, as well, whose leaders have worked with me to pass these projects into law. I am proud to share their commitment to a better future for their residents.”

"Every New Yorker deserves a safe, healthy, and dignified home, and this investment will help to make meaningful improvements in the quality of life for thousands of NYCHA residents," said NYCHA Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt. "From making safety and security upgrades to restoring vital community spaces, these projects reflect the kinds of investments that make a significant difference in residents' everyday lives. We are deeply grateful to Congressman Goldman for his ongoing partnership and unwavering commitment to NYCHA residents."

Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal said: "NYCHA's capital needs have never been greater. I’m deeply grateful to Congressman Dan Goldman for his advocacy in Washington on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of Manhattanites who call NYCHA home. This $15.4M investment, which includes fire safety upgrades, security camera installations, and refurbished community centers, will make a real difference in the lives of thousands of Manhattanites who depend on NYCHA for safe, affordable housing. I look forward to working with my elected colleagues and NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt to continue advocating for the needs of Manhattanites living in NYCHA units.”

"On behalf of the Board of Directors of Vision Urbana, Inc., I extend our profound gratitude to Congressman Dan Goldman for securing this historic $1.5 million federal investment to transform the former Virginia Day Care Center at the NYCHA Jacob Riis development into a Community Resiliency Center," said Rev. Dr. Marcos Rivera, Chairperson of Vision Urbana. "This is a NYCHA development recovering from the effects of Superstorm Sandy making this investment more than just a renovation of a center—it is an investment in the resiliency of a community facility designed for families and older adults who have called Jacob Riis their home for generations.”

"Vision Urbana now has an executed agreement with HUD providing us a critical foundation from which to develop this facility into a fully functional resource hub that will continue beyond any future superstorm Sandy for NYCHA residents at Jacob Riis and throughout the Lower East Side", said Eric Diaz, Executive Director of Vision Urbana. "Community stakeholder sessions have started this Summer with support from sister agencies and the tenants themselves to ensure this facility becomes a resilient center Jacob Riis himself would have been proud to report as a prime example of social infrastructure within NYC public housing."

The projects for which he’s won funding are:

Fiscal Year 2024

• Jacob Riis / Vision Urbana Community Center - $1,500,000

Fiscal Year 2026

• Red Hook East Building Line Initiative - $5,000,000
• Red Hook Community Center Elevator Upgrades - $1,100,000
• Gowanus Fire Upgrades - $850,000
• Baruch Fire Upgrades - $850,000
• LES Group V Windows - $850,000
• First Houses Cameras - $1,031,000
• Wyckoff Gardens Cameras - $1,039,000

Fiscal Year 2027 - (Yet to be signed into law)

• LaGuardia Fire Upgrades - $850,000
• Wald Fire Upgrades- $850,000
• Vladeck Cameras- $772,700
• Baruch Addition Lighting- $772,000

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