New York City Council Speaker Gifford Miller has called for more security measures at the city's housing projects, citing a recent investigation that found strangers were routinely able to enter more than 200 buildings.
The strangers gained entry by questioning tenants or finding front doors that were propped open or had broken locks.
Miller called for security cameras and electronic door locks to be installed in the 2,800 residential buildings operated by the New York City Housing Authority, The New York Times reports.
Council members said the security measures could cost as much as $50,000 to $75,000 per building, though they believed the cost would be less. Miller said the federal government should restore millions of dollars in cuts to the Housing Authority to pay for the new security measures.
The investigation, which surveyed about 10 percent of the city's housing projects, also recommended that the Housing Authority open a safety awareness campaign for tenants, and that the Police Department maintain separate crime statistics for housing projects, among other measures.
The strangers gained entry by questioning tenants or finding front doors that were propped open or had broken locks.
Miller called for security cameras and electronic door locks to be installed in the 2,800 residential buildings operated by the New York City Housing Authority, The New York Times reports.
Council members said the security measures could cost as much as $50,000 to $75,000 per building, though they believed the cost would be less. Miller said the federal government should restore millions of dollars in cuts to the Housing Authority to pay for the new security measures.
The investigation, which surveyed about 10 percent of the city's housing projects, also recommended that the Housing Authority open a safety awareness campaign for tenants, and that the Police Department maintain separate crime statistics for housing projects, among other measures.
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