A Dream Deferred, The Broken Promise of New York City Public Housing

Ep 3, Housing is Health

Director, Producer, Editor

Eleven years ago, Shelevya Pearson brought her newborn daughter Sakajawia home to NYCHA. Now, Shelevya claims that NYCHA’s poor maintenance has played a role in her daughter’s health conditions. Unfortunately, with children hospitalizations for asthma being higher in Brownsville than the rest of New York City, their story is not uncommon.