NYC Mayor De Blasio Announces Plan To Overhaul City's Public Housing

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 19: Elvira Santiago talks about the challanges of living in an East Harlem public housing complex on May 19, 2015 in New York City. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his 10-year approach to fixing New York City's ailing public housing authority in an appearance Tuesday at the at Johnson Houses Community Center in Harlem. The plan will call for exploring the development of underused housing sites with mixed-income development. In the plan, half of any new residential units would be for low-income families. The New York City Housing Authority has an annual budget of about $3 billion and provides housing for more than 400,000 residents. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)