NYCHA Senior Buildings Face Safety Risks: Broken Doors, Absent Guards, DOI Report Reveals

Critical Safety Failures in NYCHA Senior Buildings

• 🚨 A new report from the Department of Investigation (DOI) has uncovered serious issues within NYCHA senior housing buildings, posing significant risks to residents.
• 🚪 Approximately 70% of NYCHA security guards assigned to senior buildings were absent for all or part of their shifts, with over 50 guards leaving their posts for an average of two hours.
• 🔑 Furthermore, more than 30% of NYCHA lobby doors were found to be broken during in-person inspections, with nine out of 28 lobby doors not secured.

Fire Guard Deficiencies and Company Response

• ⚠️ During random inspections, only 38% of fire guards, tasked with monitoring these buildings at all times, were present at their assigned posts.
• 🤝 In response to the DOI report, NYCHA has terminated its Fire Guard and Security Services contract with Allied Universal, the company responsible for these services.
• ✅ NYCHA states that they have already made substantial progress on several of the DOI's recommendations and are committed to providing safe housing for residents.