NYPD Called on Angry Crowd Applying for Section-8 Housing in Bronx

Nearly 200 wait for hours for a shot at a place to live

 

Mott Haven Herald -- Police from the 41st Precinct were called to the main office of a housing complex on East 163rd Street to disperse an angry crowd seeking to apply for apartments in several Section-8 subsidized buildings in Longwood.

In a sign of the demand for an affordable apartment, many in the line of about 200 that stretched for more than a block between Kelly and Tiffany Streets had arrived at PRC Management’s office during the night to secure a spot near the front of the line. Some cradled wailing babies, while others sat in fold-up chairs they’d brought to brave the long wait. But when the doors opened at 9 a.m., a staff member told the applicants standing at the front of the line that there were no applications. Instead, they were instructed to send self-addressed stamped envelopes so the company could put them on a waiting....Full Article