NYCHA must help NYC ease overcrowding

HUD calls this “over housing” — but it might better be termed uncrowding. That translates to more than 78,000 uncrowded apartments.

Per federal data, more than 30% of NYCHA households have under-utilized room: empty bedrooms that legal immigrant families could desperately use. Per NYCHA transfer regulations, “over housing” is not a reason to require a transfer to a smaller unit when one becomes available.