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The freezing cold temperatures outside are being felt inside at the Astoria Houses.
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The freezing cold temperatures outside are being felt inside at the Astoria Houses.
Both are expected to survive. Police say the fire stated in the kitchen just before 1 p.m.
A 29-year-old man was killed and his 19-year-old girlfriend was wounded outside a NYCHA building. CBS2's Tony Aiello reports.
The gunfire erupted in the lobby of NYCHA building. CBS2's Maurice Dubois has the breaking details.
"Some days, we don't eat. No, because I don't have the money to spend," one resident told CBS2.
Some residents at a NYCHA complex in Queens have been without cooking gas for five months. CBS2's Alice Gainer spoke to residents about how they've been managing and has a response from NYCHA.
After our story aired last week, the city tells us repairs have been made.
After our story aired last week, the city tells us repairs have been made.
After CBS2's reporting on Sept. 16, a small step was made Wednesday in getting residents the help they need.
Residents in East Harlem say their apartments are covered in a black tar-like substance due to work being done by the city. They told CBS2's Lisa Rozner it's been going on for seven years. After her reporting on Sept. 16, a small step was made Wednesday in getting them the help they need.
The hearing was moved to City Hall after so many people showed up and they couldn't fit in the original room.
NYCHA was in the hot seat at a City Council hearing Friday afternoon over the recent arsenic scare at a Manhattan housing complex. CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports.
The City Council is holding an oversight hearing to find out what led up to the testing confusion. CBS2's John Dias has the details.
The New York City Council is holding a hearing today on the recent arsenic scare in the drinking water at the Jacob Riis Houses. CBS2's John Dias has the details.
Police said the second man hurt in the shooting was the intended target.
Police said the second man hurt in the shooting was the intended target.
"I just wanna move from here to a safe place because I think I deserve to live like a human," the resident said.
A Bronx woman says she's living in hell, her apartment ceiling leaking so badly, she's got buckets of water everywhere. The family living there says NYCHA's given them the run-around for two years. Lisa Rozner has the story you'll see only on CBS2.
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers will soon get more access to the internet. Mayor Eric Adams announced the launch of a new program that will provide free Wi-Fi to certain NYCHA residents. CBS2's Nick Caloway reports.
People who live on the floors directly above it say they're now experiencing health issues.
Some residents in East Harlem say their apartments are covered in a black tar-like substance due to work being done by the city. They tell CBS2's Lisa Rozner it's been going on for seven years, and no one from the city is helping them.
Greg Russ, who was hired by former Mayor Bill de Blasio, is out as CEO of the public housing authority.
The mayor announced NYCHA CEO Greg Russ is out just days after tenants at the Jacob Riis Houses faced fears of arsenic in their water.
A lawyer for tenants at the Jacob Riis Houses announced a lawsuit Monday over this month's drinking water scare.
The lawsuit seeks damages for both illness or fear of illness from the scare, and also demands on-site health testing.
