Excerpt from Yiddish
article in Der Yid’s Friday, April 5, 2019 edition
The United Jewish Organization
of Williamsburg and North Brooklyn, Assemblyman Joseph Lentol and
Councilman Stephen Levin asked for information on why the gas for the entire
building was closed.
Brooklyn, NY – UJO
together with the devoted Assemblyman
Lentol and Councilman Levin have attempted some interventions over the
past two weeks to expedite the restoration of cooking gas at 85 Taylor Street
where the gas has been shut off since March 19. So far, the management has said
that it will take three to six months to restore.
“I stressed to the management my bitter disappointment that
the gas has remained closed for the entire building,” says Rabbi David Niederman, UJO Executive Director and President,
“affecting hundreds of people, many of whom have not been able to make
adequate preparations for the Passover holiday. We are outraged that the gas
for the entire building was closed unnecessarily and that the residents were told
it would take so long to restore.
“We thank Councilman Levin and Assemblyman Lentol for
working with us to insist that the New York Housing Authority explain what happened and that they
expedite the process. We are disappointed that so far we haven’t received any
positive responses, but we are continuing to intervene and hope that more
information will become available. At the same time, we are asking for the NYCHA to provide more practical and imperative
means to cook other than the small electric burners they provided. We will,
with G-d’s help, continue to keep the residents informed about any progress as
the news becomes available.”
