This NYCHA delay gov-approved

GOV. CUOMO Friday gave the city an extra week to pick an emergency manager to oversee NYCHA repairs.

In April, Cuomo signed an executive order requiring Mayor de Blasio, the city council and a tenants’ group to pick an independent manager in 60 days. The deadline was midnight Friday.

But the manager — who would oversee millions of dollars in city- and state-funded housing authority rehabilitation projects — became potentially moot when word emerged the feds are about to impose a monitor of their own on NYCHA.

That’s likely to happen next week when the city and NYCHA are set to settle a long-running investigation by the Manhattan U.S. attorney into allegations authority managers for years covered up the squalid conditions of public housing apartments.

The settlement is expected to require the city to contribute up to $2.2 billion going forward to NYCHA and include the appointment of an independent monitor to ensure the authority is in compliance with federal safety and health regulations.

“I think it would be helpful to avoid duplication,” Cuomo said.“Let’s see what it is, because we have a lot of question marks.”