Manhattan Together IAF

07/10/2026

One of the oldest adages in organizing is that the action is in the reaction. If you look at the results of New York’s primary as an action, three very progressive challengers ran actions against three more mainstream congressional…

07/04/2026

This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning.The New York City Housing Authority mistakenly informed private management companies of public housing that hundreds of tenants had been cut off from federal rent subsidies, tr...

06/30/2026

A bureaucratic nightmare from the city housing authority and private building managers led to a 2,000% increase in tenants losing their Section 8 rental subsidies. Eviction notices followed.

06/30/2026

https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/30/nycha-section-8-pact-eviction-tenants/

A bureaucratic nightmare from the city housing authority and private building managers led to a 2,000% increase in tenants losing their Section 8 rental subsidies. Eviction notices followed.

06/30/2026

The new "Critical Repair Initiative" will be modeled after the Mold and Leaks Ombudsperson Call Center, which residents say has added an extra layer of accountability and coordination to NYCHA's slow, multi-part repair process.

05/30/2026

05/26/2026

Story from Bronx Times on our 5/3 action where MT, Bronx First/
South Bronx Churches Sbc and the rest of Metro IAF NY stood with Ritchie Torres to call for the expansion of http://ombnyc.com in all of public housing to help fix things besides mold and leaks. https://www.bxtimes.com/our-forgotten-borough-ombudsperson-call-center/

The Ombudsperson Call Center (OCC) is an important source of oversight for NYCHA, addressing mold and water leaks in every borough. The problem is that few

05/26/2026

Tenant leaders from East Brooklyn Congregations on the need for http://ombnyc.com to be expanded to deal with more than leaks and mold in all kinds of public housing, that all of Metro IAF NY has been pushing for. (Starts at 1:02)

https://netny.tv/episodes/currents/catholic-news-headlines-for-wednesday-5-13-26/

NYCHA residents and advocates are pushing for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to expand the Ombudsperson Call Center to help tenants get long-delayed repairs […]

05/08/2026

On 5/3 almost 100 leaders from MT, Bronx First/ South Bronx Churches, East Brooklyn Congregations and others from Metro IAF NY joined Ritchie Torres to celebrate Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani's commitment to fix New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) by expanding ombnyc.com (which has already helped 32K+ families get real mold and leak repairs.

If you have a mold or leak problem and NYCHA hasn't fixed it, contact the OCC at http://ombnyc.com or 888-341-7152. They are independent and they get results.

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/tenants-push-to-expand-call-center-that-handle-nycha-complaints/

NEW YORK (PIX11) — From mold to missed repairs, NYCHA residents say help often does not come fast enough. Now, tenants, Metro IAF leaders and Congressman Ritchie Torres are backing a plan to expand…

05/08/2026

Thanks to Ritchie Torres, who has been one of the best partners to Manhattan Together, East Brooklyn Congregations, Bronx First/South Bronx Churches Sbc and the rest of Metro IAF NY in our efforts to improve New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). Thanks specifically for your help in establishing and promoting ombnyc.com. Together, we will expand the Occ and build on this successful model that’s helped 32,000 NYCHA families get real repairs already.