Abstract
ABSTRACT New York City Public Housing Authority (NYCHA), the United States’ largest system, witnessed a sea change in the demographics of its residents over the twentieth century. NYCHA campaign posters, data books, oral histories, and media coverage tell a story of how heteronormative, racialized, and classed ideologies have carried through the founding to contemporary understandings of public housing. While initially envisioned as a means of supporting white heteronormative families, as public housing became home to single mother-led families of color, residents were faced with a system that both neglected their homes and treated them with suspicion. A rereading of this history demonstrates that while residents’ claims to quality, affordable homes has been undermined, single mothers continue to need access to public housing in the wake of ongoing wage stagnation and increased housing cost.
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