What the Massive NYCHA Corruption Sting Really Reveals

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 maintenance [What the Massive NYCHA Corruption Sting Really Reveals]( Photo: Brendan McDermid/Reuters Earlier this week, 70 current and former NYCHA workers were arrested on bribery and extortion charges in a record-setting bust. According to the Department of Justice, these superintendents and other employees working at nearly 100 housing developments in the city were accused of taking kickbacks from contractors — generally ranging from $500 to $2,000 — in exchange for hiring them to do small-scale repairs at their buildings, which were $10,000 jobs or less. While the bribes altogether added up to a relatively small amount — $2 million — it was the largest number of bribery charges that the Department of Justice has ever handed out in a single day. Many NYCHA tenants were unsurprised — as one [put it]( to the New York Times: “That’s how housing works.” [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 60% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings We traipsed around Harlem this week.]( [Village Cigars Has Closed After Decades on Christopher Street The shop owner wanted a ten-year lease, but the landlord said he had stopped paying rent since last year.]( [A Brewery Conversion in Harlem That Looks Like DUMBO At the Manhattanville Factory District, the very old fuses with biotech and movie production.]( By Justin Davidson [The Kids in Therapy for Subway Anxiety Riding solo — a rite of passage — has turned into a terrifying routine for some.]( By Beth Greenfield [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved