So Monday 09/25/25 was my day off, meaning yet another day to go bitchinā about my voucher situation with the housing specialist.š
I took advantage of the fact that the kids had gone to schoolāenjoyed the morning quietāand then left at about 2pm after I had gotten my rest. Messing with the housing folk early in the morning would ruin my day offšš¤
So at about 2pm, I stopped by the housing specialistās office and asked where we stand. She told me we had to go talk about it in the āconference roomā.š³ I didnāt quite know what to make of that but hey, it was what it wasš¤·āāļø
So I got there and took my seat on the oval conference table and her boss showed up. Relax, it was actually a good meeting. Hereās what her boss explained to me.
She basically pinned the blame on me.š I need a boss who would back me up like that. She basically said that I was to blame because after signing the lease on 08/26/25, the reason my CityFHEPS paperwork was not submitted to HRA was because I did not provide them with my weekly paystubsāthat I FAILED TO COMPLY.š³ Boy, youāve got to give Deep State credit, coz that was a slick one. Iām pretty sure thatās NOT the real reasonāand I told her thatābut you can see how that quickly becomes a legal toss upāreasonable people can reasonably disagree as to who bears the blame, me or the housing specialistāDeep State did its homework.šš¤·āāļø
Anyway, as things currently stand, they had to do a ārebudgetingā last week using my last paystub, and after HRA modifies the voucherāany day nowāmy CityFHEPS paperwork will be submittedāhopefully sometime this week or next week. They also told me that the apartment folk are aware of the situation, which is a good thingš
Naturally, I was concerned about how long this ārebudgetingā process might drag along but they assured me that it shouldnāt be that long because āmanagement is fully engagedā.š³ All that ultra bitchinā I did last week must have landed on some HRA Head Honchoās ears.š
But anyway, now weāre just waiting on this ārebudgetingā deal and then hopefully on to the apartment some time in October, which is my birth month for crying out loudššAnd needless to say, Iām NOT giving them the āhe didnāt submit the paystubsā excuse this time. As soon as it hits ADP, it is emailed to them.š Oh, and you guessed right, the full blown bitchinā continues. Anybody at HRA who comes across my paperwork will be like, āOh hell, thatās the dudeā¦āš
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Luckily I got off work super early on this dayāaround 3pm. I have class at 6pm, but the way things are going nowadays, Iām hanging in school by a threadš Either I will struggle just for a week pass(C grade) or something, or just withdraw and re-attempt the classes in the Spring semester.
Long story short, I thought it would be better to stop by HRA HQ on 109 E 16th street in Manhattan after work knowing I may have to forfeit class. Iām also off tomorrow (Wednesday), so if I get shuffled around today (most likely outcomeš), I will know exactly where to go tomorrow.š¤

So I get to 109 E 16th street and get sent to the 2nd floor. A boatload of people thereānot goodš. I stay there for a while and then get transferred to the 3rd floor. After staying there for a little bit, I get sent to the 10th floor. At that time I already know what time it isā NOTHING is coming out of this tripš. I just decided to stick it out anyway.
At about 5:40pm, my ticket gets called. So I explained to the lady that I already signed a lease and I was just trying to see if I can get a status on my case because this is the HRA HQāmakes sense right? WRONG. I was honest with her and told her about the ārebudgetingā business. She told me they had no access to that info and that ONLY the shelter people can give me status updates. She said they only deal with renewals. How the hell is the HRA HQ out of the loop re CityFHEPS when they supposedly run the whole show?š¤·āāļøš That just doesnāt sound right. One of the ladies who went before me also asked the same question.
Anyway, apparently ONLY the shelter folks can provide status updates re CityFHEPS. Thatās the word on the street, per HRA HQš¤·āāļøWhat could possibly go WRONG with such an arrangement? Legal eagles you know what term comes to mindāāMonellāš¤












