Winter Advice Regarding Heat and Hot Water issues

Excerpt from Yiddish article in Der Yid’s February 1, 2019 edition

NYCHA Residents: Please don’t leave hot water running when not in use.

Brooklyn, NY – NYCHA residents who frequently have issues with heat and hot water know that they can always count on the  UJO of Williamsburg to intervene for them. Whenever there are such issues, even late at night, we are working with NYCHA, our devoted Councilman Steve Levin and Pinny Ringel of the Mayor's office. Very often, we are in touch with NYCHA headquarters as late as 12-1 AM and during weekends to restore heat. Unfortunately, sometimes it can take time to repair such issues, but a concerted effort is being made to expedite such repairs. NYCHA is working on a larger plan that will hopefully result in significant upgrades to the boilers, ending those chronic heat outages.

NYCHA plumbing division brought to the attention of the UJO that some residents leave hot water running thinking it will help fix heating issues. The fact is that leaving the water running is counterproductive. It does not repair the problem at all which is why we are asking residents not to leave the water running. We appeal to residents, for their benefit, that the hot water should just be left off until heat is restored and they want to use it.