Crown Heights NYCHA residents without heat ahead of arctic blast

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As an arctic blast of cold weather and wind moves into the area some Brooklyn residents are without heat. A situation that could be fatal with temperatures well below freezing.

It's cold in here, the walls are cold," Kingsborough House resident Maggie Davis said. "It's going to be in the teens this weekend, 18, at seven this evening. It's supposed to get colder."

The walls both inside and outside of Kingsborough Houses in Crown Heights are freezing. Davis says it's unbearable and she knows it's dangerous. With the arrival of this weekend's arctic dip, 311 tweeted a reminder to tenants that landlords have a legal requirement during winter months to maintain a temperature of 68 degrees during the day, 62 degrees at night."They didn't do anything," Davis said.Other residents are using space heaters, which was the cause of last year's fire in the

 

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