Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday that the city had tapped Gregory Russ as Nycha’s new chairman, following 14 months without a permanent leader and after an exhaustive nationwide search, which included a salary increase to entice reluctant candidates. — The New York Times
Gregory Russ, current head of Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, has been picked to lead the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
Russ told The New York Times, “Nycha’s issues actually are not just important for New York City, but they’re important nationally.”
Currently, Russ oversees housing for 11,000 people in Minneapolis. NYCHA, on the other hand, houses over 400,000 residents. The New York Times reports that Russ's annual salary, $402,000, will make him New York City's highest-earning public official.
The decision comes as New York's Regional Plan Association selects Peterson Rich Office to oversee research into finding ways for addressing NYCHA's unmet capital improvement needs, an effort that will require over $45 billion in repairs.
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Bureaucrats don't have any power to fix the system.
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