MHACY Launches Vaccine Education Campaign with NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital physician produces informational video to allay fears and encourage vaccination against Covid-19 YONKERS, NY - (March 29, 2021) – With vaccination rates lagging behind in many communities of color, the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) has launched [...]
More than 250 MHACY Senior Citizens got their second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination on March 4 at the Nodine Hill Community Center in Yonkers. Wilson Kimball, President and CEO of the Municipal Housing Authority for Yonkers, thanked Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Health. Residents received their first [...]
MHACY has started a new Book Club for its residents. Each month MHACY President and CEO, Wilson Kimball, will recommend a new book she's reading to MHACY residents. In March they will be reading Former NYS Governor David Paterson's book, "Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity." Gov. [...]
Five young women have been assigned to help MHACY residents navigate new computer tablets they received thanks to the ConnectHomeUSA Initiative through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These tutors will help in a variety of ways from assisting children with academic assignments and afterschool activities to helping seniors learn new technologies. [...]
A comprehensive study was completed this month for the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) that puts the agency in the vanguard of climate resiliency planning in the region. Developed in partnership with the nonprofit Groundwork Hudson Valley and leading urban design firm, Mark K. Morrison Landscape Architecture, it lays out [...]
Lakisha Collins Bellamy remembers the day she moved into Cottage Place Gardens in the summer of 1985, but even more memorable was the day in November of 2007 when she returned for her first real job with the Yonkers Municipal Housing Authority. “It was fate that I came to work for the Housing Authority,’’ [...]
Mary Calvi CBS TV Anchor, Author and Yonkers First Lady Mary Calvi will join MHACY President and CEO Wilson Kimball on Feb. 11 for a special historic Valentine’s Day/President’s Day program at Philipse Manor Hall in downtown Yonkers. The program, which will be aired as part of MHACY’s Town Hall series at [...]
In its continuing quest to improve public housing and engage its residents, The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers has launched an ambitious public art project at its properties across the city. The Mulford Corporation, which raises funds to supplement the housing authority programs, has voted to allocate $100,000 to commission Yonkers [...]
Thanks to Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Health, the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers received 250 doses of the Pfizer vaccine which was distributed to MHACY’s senior residents. Residents received the vaccine from Thursday, Feb. 4 through Sunday, Feb. 7 at the Nodine Hill Community Center [...]
On January 13, 2021, the proposed rule for the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) was published in the Federal Register. This publication represents a significant milestone for NSPIRE and will establish the regulatory framework necessary for its implementation when final. Through the proposed rule, HUD seeks to: Use a singular [...]