{"id":217677,"date":"2026-05-02T14:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T14:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/217677\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T14:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T14:23:09","slug":"bk-borough-president-pledges-125k-to-support-nycha-tenant-associations-across-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/217677\/","title":{"rendered":"BK Borough President Pledges $125K to Support NYCHA Tenant Associations Across Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>78 NYCHA Tenant Associations will get funding to support community programming.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"316\" data-start=\"0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynbp.nyc.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso<\/a> on April 22, said his office would allocate $125,000 in discretionary funding for fiscal year 2026 to support 78 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/nycha\/residents\/nycha-tpa.page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NYCHA Tenant Associations<\/a> across Brooklyn. Each active tenant association will receive up to $3,000, with allocations based on the population size of each housing development.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"517\" data-start=\"318\">The funding will support resident-led programming, including family days, backpack giveaways\u00a0and other community events aimed at strengthening engagement and providing resources for NYCHA residents.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"811\" data-start=\"519\">The announcement was made at an appreciation breakfast for tenant association presidents held at the Brooklyn Public Library\u2019s Brooklyn Heights branch. The initiative builds on several years of similar investments in tenant associations and resident-led programming across NYCHA developments.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"320\" data-start=\"0\">\u201cNYCHA Tenant Associations are the engines of civic life for Brooklyn\u2019s NYCHA developments. With the help of their presidents, NYCHA TAs bring incredible programming that foster community bonds and enrich the lives of NYCHA residents \u2013 often with far too little funding,\u201d\u00a0Reynoso said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"55222580brooklyn-borough-president-antonio-reynoso169_cdbbe9e437_b\" id=\"file-4370294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55222580brooklyn-borough-president-antonio-reynoso169_cdbbe9e437_b.jpg;w=960.jpeg\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n.Photo: Supplied\/ Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Over the past three fiscal years, a total of $365,000 has been allocated to NYCHA tenant associations in Brooklyn to help support community programming and strengthen local engagement efforts.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1183\" data-start=\"1007\">Tenant associations are described as a key part of civic life in public housing developments, often organizing programming that builds community ties despite limited resources.\u00a0The new funding is expected to help tenant leaders expand programming and increase participation, including summer family events across Brooklyn developments.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1748\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-start=\"1528\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"78 NYCHA Tenant Associations will get funding to support community programming. 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