Mayor de Blasio Annouces Security Camera Installation at Boulevard Houses

Mayor de Blasio, Comptroller Stringer, NYCHA Chair Olatoye Announce Beginning of Security Camera Installation at Boulevard Houses and Five More Housing Developments Around the City

Mayor's office, Comptroller's office, and NYCHA completed process for submission and review of 46 camera contracts in less than a week

Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Comptroller Scott Stringer today joined public housing residents in East New York, New York City Housing Authority Chair Shola Olatoye, and Council Member Inez Barron to announce the start of a long-overdue security camera installation at Boulevard Houses in East New York, Brooklyn, and five other developments around the city, in an effort by the administration to engage and be more responsive to the needs of public housing residents.

The Mayor spoke at the development where two children were stabbed last week, one fatally, while riding an elevator. In the wake of the tragic assault, Mayor de Blasio promised to review the steps required to approve funds for camera installations and expedite the process to complete the installation of cameras at 49 developments before the end of 2014.

In a collaborative and coordinated effort among the Mayor’s office, NYCHA’s new leadership, and the Comptroller’s office, the city was able to expedite the review and approval of 46 contracts for cameras at 49 locations in less than a week. NYCHA is now on schedule to complete the installation of cameras at 49 developments by the end of 2014.

The Mayor lauded all the entities involved for their stepped up efforts that enabled Boulevard’s installation and several others to start this week. In addition to Boulevard Houses, NYCHA is starting this week the installation work at Fort Independence (Bronx), Pelham Parkway (Bronx), Bailey Houses (Bronx), Latimer Gardens (Queens), and Baisley Park (Queens).

The $500,000 camera installation at Boulevard had been funded by the New York City Council, as part of $27 million earmarked for security systems at 49 developments around the city. The work begun today will bring 17 cameras to nine Boulevard buildings. They will be installed in locations determined through a collaborative effort that is being replicated citywide and that includes residents, NYCHA property management, the NYPD, and local elected officials.

The complete list of the 49 developments receiving cameras is below:

MANHATTAN

1. BARUCH HOUSES

2. BARUCH ADDITION

3. DE HOSTOS

4. DOUGLASS HOUSES

5. EAST RIVER HOUSES

6. HARBORVIEW TERRACE

7. JOHNSON HOUSES

8. LINCOLN

9. WSURA A (120 W. 94 ST)

10. WSUR B (74 W 94 ST)

11. WSUR C (589 AMSTERDAM)

12. IRA ROBBINS SENIOR HOMES

13. TAFT REHAB HOUSES

14. 99 FORT WASHINGTON

15. VLADECK HOUSES

16. CORSI HOUSES

BRONX

17. ADAM HOUSES

18. BAILEY HOUSES

19. BETANCES

20. BRONXCHESTER

21. CLAREMONT-FRANKLIN HOUSES

22. DAVIDSON HOUSES

23. EASTCHESTER GARDENS

24. FORT INDEPENDENCE

25. MARBLE HILL HOUSES

26. MCKINLEY HOUSES

27. MIDDLETOWN PLAZA

28. MILLBROOK

29. MITCHEL HOUSES

30. MONTEREY HOUSES/TWIN PARKS

31. PATTERSON HOUSES

32. PELHAM PARKWAY

33. SOUNDVIEW

34. THROGGS NECK

BROOKLYN

35. BOULEVARD HOUSES

36. BORINQUEN PLAZA

37. CYPRESS HILLS HOUSES

38. FARRAGUT

39. HOPE GARDENS

40. HYLAN

41. MARLBORO

42. SHEEPSHEAD/NOSTRAND

43. SUMNER HOUSES

44. TAYLOR WYTHE HOUSES

45. TILDEN HOUSES

QUEENS

46. BAISLEY PARK

47. BEACH 41ST HOUSES

48. OCEAN BAY/EDGEMERE HOUSES

49. LATIMER GARDENS

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