New York, NY —

The New York City Housing Authority is facing an ongoing budget crisis. The agency recently put forward a plan to deal with it, but advocates for the poor say it's short sighted. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports.

REPORTER: The New York City Housing authority plans to sell off property, cut jobs and use money currently set aside for major renovation projects to pay for day to day expenses. But advocacy groups say these revenue streams won't recur over the long term. David Jones, from the Community Service Society, says the federal government has been shortchanging public housing. He wants the mayor, the city council and the state legislature to demand more funding:

JONES: This is long overdue. I expect if we can do so much for fighting for the Olympics and fighting for other things that this would be a great battle to wage as well.

REPORTER: The Public Housing Authority says it’s working with the city's congressional delegation to increase federal funds. It’s also looking for more than $26 million a year from Albany. For WNYC, I'm Cindy Rodriguez.