Families
at the Sack Wern Houses in Clason Point are claiming they have been
without gas since March.
“This
is the second time around that we had no gas,” said one resident.
Tenants
claim the first time they were without gas was for 15 months during
the height of the pandemic. This time, families say it's been three
months since they’ve been able to use their stoves.
Hot
plates and Crockpots were distributed back in March by housing management when
the gas service was shut off by Con Edison after a leak was discovered.
A
posted note in the building says a vendor inspected the gas lines yesterday,
but tenants have not received any updates from the New York City Housing
Authority at this time.
Community
members say that a significant number of Sack Wern Houses tenants are
senior citizens, making the lack of gas in the building even more dire.
Tenants
complain that the service hiatus creates costly expenses.
“For a
day, I spend close to $80 on food. This is way out of control,”
said one tenant.