The Children of NYCHA Crisis

The children of NYCHA are those living in homes where the air is killing them. Many New York kids being raised by low income parents are living in housing properties that are privately managed by the New York City Housing Authority “NYCHA.” A boy named Christian lives there. He is a bustling three-year-old who loves sports and trains. He wakes at sunrise and dashes through his living room like a free mustang with wide eyes and a horizon sized smile. Sadly, the water leaking from above the ceiling in Christian’s bathroom is steadily making him sick. The water soaked paint and plaster is increasingly creating a super toxic mold. As you read, Blackmold is diffusing spores throughout Christian’s home. While he roars in joyful play, this little boy is taking great breaths of poison into his three-year-old lungs. In the same building, Christian’s seven-year-old neighbor has visited the emergency room twice from asthma attacks brought on by the mold in her apartment. Crucially, she and many other NYCHA children suffer brain injuries thus learning disabilities from mold poison. Fairly stated, the children of NYCHA do not have adequate housing. Whereby many nations declare adequate housing for children as law: The Children of NYCHA Crisis now serves as an international law study calling State Parties to ensure tens of thousands of New York City kids — their human rights.