The 4,500 tenants at NYCHA's Fulton and Chelsea-Elliott Houses face the recent announcement that their buildings will be demolished and rebuilt by The Related Companies and Essence Realty.

The 4,500 tenants at NYCHA's Fulton and Chelsea-Elliott Houses face the recent announcement that their buildings will be demolished and rebuilt by The Related Companies and Essence Realty.

Concerned public housing tenants are sounding off on a controversial, city-backed plan to tear down up to 18 buildings in Chelsea to make way for new residences — with several telling top officials they oppose the proposal during a public hearing on Wednesday.

The Legal Aid Society and the Community Service Society jointly demand that the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) withdraw its Draft Significant Amendment filed May 26, 2023, to the NYCHA Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Plan. In announcing its proposed Plan, NYCHA and the designated PACT partner violated nearly every principle spelled out in the Chelsea Working Group Report.1 Demolition and the alleged proposed plan to build 3,500 units of market rate and "affordable" housing at the designated sites will undoubtedly lead to the permanent displacement of resident families.

NEW YORK—On June 27 and 28, residents from two New York Community Housing Authority (NYCHA) buildings in Manhattan—Fulton Houses and Chelsea-Elliott Houses—held an emergency response rally to protest a plan to demolish their buildings and put them under private ownership.

The New York City Authority (NYCHA) said it plans to tear down Fulton and Elliot-Chelsea homes for $1.5 billion and build new high rises for residents using private developers. Reports said that 60 percent of residents supported the demolition according to a survey conducted by NYCHAA. But when Chelsea News sent our Spanish speaking reporter on site, she found residents who were against the plan and said many did not comprehend what they were signing when they said they supported demolition.