Resources
Access important documents, forms, and information for NYCHA residents.
Flood Resilience at NYCHA
In Dec. 2015, NYCHA received $3.2 billion in disaster recovery funding to make repairs and protect against future storm surge flooding.
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Climate Change at NYCHA
The Climate Adaptation Plan outlines NYCHA's approach to climate hazard mitigation. In 2014, NYCHA created the Office of Recovery and Resilience within the Capital Projects Division.
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Cloudburst Management
This document provides an overview of cloudburst initiatives in NYC: absorbing, storing, and transferring (via on-site drainage and re-grading streets) stormwater to minimize flooding from short duration, high-intensity rain events using a combination of gray and green infrastructure.
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NYC Stormwater Manual
The document outlines the stormwater management requirements for the City, including the Unified Stormwater Rule to document compliance requirements with the Sewer Connection and Stormwater Permitting.
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Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines
Design guidelines established by the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice that provide step-by-step guidance for the development of City facilities which goes beyond building code and standards to evaluate forward-looking climate data for resilient design.
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Rehabilitation of NYCHA
Provides guidelines for rehabilitation of NYCHA buildings, including site work, site amenities, erosion, and stormwater control.
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NYCHA Sustainability Agenda
The Sustainability Agenda outlines NYCHA's commitment to healthy and comfortable homes that showcase environmental stewardship and sustainable design.
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Cloudburst Infrastructure
This report summarizes the output of a workshop from NYCHA and the Urban Land Institute on February 9-10, 2022.
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New York City Stormwater Resiliency Plan
This document outlines the City's approach to manage extreme precipitation event risks and establishes goals for emergency response.
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Urban Forest
This report provides an overview of NYCHA's portion of New York City's urban forest. This analysis is completed through the lens of heat mitigation, social assessment, and maintenance.
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Open Space Masterplan
This document provides the Open Space Masterplan for 133 developments in the NYCHA portfolio (over 2,400 acres within NYC).
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Cloudburst Resiliency Planning Study
This report was based on the 2016 study Ramboll conducted with the City of Copenhagen.
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