Williamsbridge neighbors living without gas for more than two weeks
Three buildings on XX have been without gas for more than two weeks.
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55-year-old, Riechell Hall, found comfort cooking inside her Williamsbridge apartment, but that all changed two weeks ago when the gas stopped working.
Hall said she noticed the issue over Easter weekend.
"It's affecting my livelihood and it's affecting my pocket and it's affecting my anxiety," she said.
She called management, but they only provided frustrating news. Hall was told the gas could be turned off for 6 months to a year.
"I can't stay like that. The holidays will come through and I won't be able to cook dinner or nice meals," she said.
As days passed, management did not put any signs letting tenants know about the issue, forcing Hall to take matters into her own hand.
"As soon as I found out from the office, I put that note downstairs," she said.
But Hall is not alone, the gas outage is also impacting two other buildings.
Neighbors outside of their doors told News 12, management has left them in the dark with no notice about the issue or resources.
Others said Con Edison was unable to fix the problem because of the unsafe conditions in the meter room, including mold, live rats, and feces.
Con Edison told News 12 they are waiting to gain access to the meter room in order to restore gas to tenants. A source confirms, the unsanitary conditions in the inaccessible room, are a responsibility of the landlord and management to fix.
