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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A Brooklyn woman's grandson just came into this world and she's worried about his safety in her home because her kitchen ceiling collapsed two weeks ago. Rosetta Cochran said it's a miracle her grandson didn't…

WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn — A Brooklyn grandma waited more than a year for a plumbing fix at her New York City Housing Authority home and, after workers finally showed up, they left without fixing the problem. They actually made things…

THE BRONX — Castle Hill Houses residents say city workers began work on basketball courts more than a 18 months ago, but then left and didn't return. Tenant Association President Roxy Reed wonders what's taking so long. “Kids are locked…

EAST HARLEM, Manhattan — The rat infestation is so bad at one New York City Housing Authority complex that residents feel they are "hostages in our own home at night." The Washington Houses Tenant Association's executive board sent a…

A Bronx great grandmother just had heart surgery, but she says her heart is breaking because her New York City Housing Authority home is not safe for her great grand children to visit. She needs the city to fix her floors before her…

Student and mother Jada Patterson, who lives at the Cornelius J. Drew-Alexander Hamilton Houses in Harlem. says she’s been getting the runaround from the city for months over leaks in her apartment. Patterson told PIX11’s…

From helping a seven-month pregnant mother living on park benches finally get a safe home, to helping a Queens mom get a new kitchen, it's a special Mother's Day edition of Follow-Up Friday with PIX11's Monica Morales. Vanessa Hayes,…

A Brooklyn mom has spent years battling mold in her New York City Housing Authority home. Taqazua Powell is worried about the health of her a nieces and nephews. She keeps finding mold in the closets and cabinets of her East New York…

HARLEM, Manhattan —A Harlem grandma who lives in public housing has a broken sink and she has "millions" of roaches coming out of her walls, she told PIX11. Angela Acevedo has lived at the Jefferson Houses for 20 years. She said she's…

The Claremont Franklin Houses tenant association president has been fighting the city for repairs for families living in the Bronx NYCHA development for months now. Councilmember Ritchie Torres from the Bronx personally visited the…