Harlem NYCHA residents had their gas cut off without warning. When will it return

It’s necessary for people who live in NYCHA housing to cook their own meals, but residents in the building in Harlem say the housing authority suddenly turned off their gas without warning – and it may not come back until late summer or even later.

For residents of Grant Houses on West 125th Street, stoves will need to replace their stoves for the foreseeable future after they were initially notified that they would not receive their gas back for at least seven months.

The notice was posted in the building and quickly posted online as residents were left furious. It stated that the gas would not be restored until July 31st.

Cristina Gonzalez tweeted a photo of the notice her sister, who lives in the house, sent her on Thursday morning. She said what came after the gas is already gone.

“The gas was turned off two days ago, they didn’t hang anything, they didn’t slip anything under people’s doors, warning them that this would be the case,” Gonzalez said.

Just hours after the original notice was posted, a new one replaced it. It says that the work will be completed, and the gas will be supplied restored “to be clarified.” Which only pissed people off even more.

“They’re going to come back, they’re going to (say) ‘Oh, there’s a date?’ Oh no, we can’t promise that, especially now that reporters are paying attention,” Gonzalez said.

A further check on NYCHA’s new notice listings on the day the service interruption began was Jan. 9, but residents said the signs were not posted until Thursday, 10 days later.

“I was going crazy, it’s not fair to any of us,” one resident said.

NYCHA cited the safety of the shutdown, saying in a statement, “This shutdown was caused by a major leak in an underground gas pipeline leading to this building. We are currently working with the service provider and external provider to determine a recovery timeline. “

ZhEK apologized for the inconvenience and offered stoves to the residents.

But Gonzalez said it wasn’t the first gas shutdown in recent months.

“The last time was a year and a half ago and it was closed for eight months. Eight months!” she said. “Eight months with one stove. My sister has a husband and a child.”

A new note says there will be a lobby meeting on Jan. 25 to inform residents about the schedule, but those who live in the building told NBC New York they are not holding their breath to make it happen.