NYCHA Reports on Heat and Hot Water Restorations
Velmanette Montgomery
November 5, 2012
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ISSUE:
- Families
- Housing
- New York City
*** UPDATE*** NYCHA Reports on Heat and Hot Water Restorations
As of November 5 at 11:00 a.m., NYCHA reported that it has successfully restored heat and hot water to:
33 Developments (complete)
1 Development (partial)212 Buildings
19,664 Apartment Units
42,262 Residents
NYCHA has not yet been able restore heat and hot as a result of boiler systems suffering water damage and/or loss of electrical power to:
27 Developments (complete)
1 Development (partial)174 Buildings
14,901 Apartment Units
34,555 Residents
Restoration of Electrical Power -- water damage to NYCHA's and Con Edison's equipment resulted in a loss of electricity in several developments. To date, electrical service has been restored to:
48 Developments (complete)
5 Developments (partial)287 Buildings
26,364 Apartment Units
58,125 Residents
Electrical service remains to be restored at:
11 Developments (complete)
5 Development (partial)
115 Buildings 9,112 Apartment Units 21,201
Residents' Restoration of Elevator Service:
To safeguard the Housing Authority's elevator fleet, NYCHA initially removed 399 elevators from service; all of these elevators were damaged by the storm. In addition, NYCHA's post-Hurricane Sandy assessment found another 300 elevators out of service due to impacts from the storm. To date, 493 of 699 have been returned to service, affecting:
49 Developments
11 Developments (partial)232 Buildings
23,582 Units
50,594 Residents
Elevator service remains to be restored at:
23 Developments
11 Developments (Partial)
111 Buildings
10,454 Units
23,225 Residents
On November 4, 2012, NYCHA distributed 7,400 Blankets: 2,550 Gowanus Community Center 2,500 Rutgers Community Center 1,350 O'Dwyer Gardens
On November 5, 2012, NYCHA will distribute additional Blankets: 3,200 Coney Island area 8,500 Far Rockaway area 1,500 Lower East Side area
These distribution runs will include other items such as MREs (meals ready to eat), water, diapers and baby formula.