NYCHA in Your Neighborhood Kicks Off Tonight Wed May 20 — Bronx Forum 6:30-8:30 PM First of Series; Residents Get Small-Group Time with Bova-Hiatt and Senior City Leadership

First "NYCHA in Your Neighborhood" forum begins tonight Wed May 20 from 6:30-8:30 PM in the Bronx (doors 6 PM). NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt and senior City Hall leadership will host small-group discussions on repairs, pests, elevators, mold, lead, public safety, community programming. Interpretation in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, ASL. Brooklyn and Manhattan forums follow in June. First-of-its-kind direct engagement model — replaces older town-hall style.

• in-progressComprehensive public safety reform
• in-progressExpand B-HEARD (mental-health crisis response)
• keptBody-worn camera footage release within 30 days
• in-progressClose Rikers Island

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