From Bart M. Schwartz
NYCHA Federal Monitor from February 27, 2019 to February 27, 2024
“It has been my pleasure and honor to serve as the NYCHA Federal Monitor and to have had the opportunity to work with NYCHA leadership, SDNY, HUD, federal, state and city elected officials, community groups and residents on helping NYCHA with achieving decent, safe and sanitary living conditions. We have made a lot of progress together and I have confidence that the future work can successfully build upon the foundation we have worked to create over the last five years.
Thank you."
-Bart M. Schwartz
WELCOME
Welcome to the official page of the former NYCHA Federal Monitor Bart M. Schwartz.
This page was created in order to keep the information about our work during the first term of the Monitorship easily accessible to the public.
Here you will find the following information about the first term of the NYCHA Federal Monitorship between February 27, 2019 and February 27, 2024:
- Action Plans;
- Quarterly Monitorship Reports;
- Information about the Community Advisory Committee (CAC);
- Organizational Plan(s);
- Reports on elevators, heat, mold/lead, pest/waste, PHAS inspections; and other information.
We published our final report which details the work we have done to assist NYCHA in improving its delivery of services to the residents.
For any other information about the second term of the monitorship which began on March 1, 2024, please contact NYCHA directly.
DEPOSITORY
Updates | Statements
Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
Reports | Plans | Agreements
Reports | Plans | Agreements
Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
Reports | Plans | Agreements
Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
- About CAC | Formation, Members
- CAC Meeting Summaries
- Livestreamed Recordings of CAC and Community Meetings
Contact Us
General Inquiries: 212-817-6700 | monitor@guidepostsolutions.com
Media Inquiries: Montieth Illingworth | montieth@montiethco.com
Updates | Statements
Bart M. Schwartz Completes 5-year Monitorship Over New York City Public Housing Authority
Progress made but challenges remain; an urgent need for better governance and progress in ethics, values-based compliance and accountability
March 20, 2024 | New York, NY - Guidepost Solutions, a global leader in domestic and international investigations, compliance solutions, monitoring, and security and technology consulting, today announced that Bart M. Schwartz, Guidepost Solutions Chairman, released the “Monitor’s Final Quarterly Report for The New York City Housing Authority” (NYCHA). The report marks the completion of his 5-year appointment by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) as the Federal Monitor over the largest public housing agency in the United States. (READ FULL PRESS RELEASE)
Why integrity matters for NYCHA
February 28, 2024 | New York Daily News | Op Ed by Bart M. Schwartz
Earlier this month, NYCHA broke the record for being subject to the largest number of federal bribery corruption charges brought by the Department of Justice in a single day. Soon after my monitorship over NYCHA began, we discovered that employees may have been awarding vendor contracts in exchange for bribes. Those same people were also responsible for reviewing and inspecting the work of the vendor who bribed them. We became aware of this in part thanks to the residents who complained to our field investigators about the shoddy work and poor-quality materials. We reported these facts repeatedly to the New York City Department of Investigation and the United States attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York. They listened and acted. But these arrests are not nearly enough. Corrupt employees will face justice. However, NYCHA should not forget about their “partners,” the vendors — those same vendors continue to perform work at NYCHA developments to this day. NYCHA is in a unique position to work with development managers and residents and their records to uncover the names of vendor companies and individuals. (READ FULL ARTICLE)
Arrests of NYCHA Employees
February 6, 2024 | Today’s arrests point to the need for continued systemic changes to NYCHA’s culture and for greater accountability, oversight and enforcement. The NYCHA Federal Monitor’s team has promptly referred all criminal activities we have uncovered during our field investigations to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the NYC Department of Investigation with the confidence that they would move effectively, as they did. This is a step in the right direction reminding NYCHA’s employees and vendors that they cannot continue to take advantage of the residents. Please refer to the press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Very truly yours, Bart M. Schwartz, Federal Monitor appointed pursuant to Agreement dated January 31, 2019
NYCHA Monitor Statement on Engagement Completion
November 29, 2023 | We are pleased to be completing on February 27, 2024, our five-year NYCHA monitorship under the HUD agreement. Our final report will detail the work we have done to assist NYCHA in improving its delivery of services to the residents. We focused our work on the five pillars in the HUD agreement. Among the accomplishments is the reduction of mold complaints by over 50%, a system in place to identify and protect children under 6 from lead exposure, air ducts not cleaned for 60 years have been cleaned, and NYCHA has learned to apply modern analytic methods which result in greater productivity without additional cost. We also joined with HUD and the SDNY in negotiating a new organizational plan for NYCHA; to be implemented in the next five years. We commend Jenner and Block for undertaking this engagement pro bono. Very truly yours, Bart M. Schwartz, Federal Monitor appointed pursuant to Agreement dated January 31, 2019
Monitor Approves City Capital Action Plan Amendment
November 2, 2023 | The Federal Monitor has approved NYCHA’s City Capital Action Plan Amendment.
Monitor’s Final Quarterly Report for NYCHA
CAC | FORMATION | MEMBERS | MEETING SUMMARIES 2022 - 2024
CAC MEETING SUMMARIES 2019-2021
Action Plans
Quarterly Reports
Organizational Plan reports
Heat | elevator | Mold/Lead | Pest/Waste | Safety & Security
Agreements
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