Dozens of child care centers on New York City Housing Authority complexes are slated to complete lead abatement work this fall.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYCHA Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt on Friday announced a $10.2 million investment to complete the abatement process at 63 child care centers on NYCHA campuses across the city.
“Every child care center in the city needs to be safe, high-quality and hazard-free — New York City children deserve nothing less," Mamdani said in a statement.
NYCHA must remove lead hazards across all of its properties, a key pillar area of the Authority’s 2019 Agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Through its Lead-Based Paint Abatement Program, NYCHA completed testing in 97% of apartments and abating at a rate of 300 to 400 apartments monthly, officials said.
As part of the agreement with HUD, NYCHA must also test and abate common areas of its developments including its centers.
"Thanks to the Mamdani administration’s $10.2 million investment to continue this critical work in childcare centers on NYCHA properties, we will build on this momentum and remain steadfast in our commitment to protecting the health and well-being of generations of NYCHA families," said Bova-Hiatt.
