"Gallan said a repairman was there to fix the boiler last weekend, but the mechanicals are so old they continuously break. The building's manager, MP Management, declined to comment. HPD issued at least three heat violations in the building this week (the agency did not immediately comment for this story)."
"When an inspector came to Gallan's apartment, she said that they measured the temperature at 43 degrees. Gallan has lived in the apartment for 25 years. Her kids, 10 and 23, sleep in layers. 'Two pants, two tops-we're all bundled up,' said Gallan. She runs a space heater when she can, but her electricity is inconsistent too. With several tenants trying to run electric heat-which they pay for themselves-the electric circuits are frequently blown, she said."
Nearly 80,000 calls to the city reported lack of residential heat and hot water in January, the highest monthly total on record. During nine straight below-freezing days thousands of residents went without heat at home and complaints to the city's housing agency surged. During the last week of January 30,000 tenants called, the most heat complaints ever recorded in a seven-day period. HPD tries to respond to as many complaints as possible, but some buildings and tenants report unresolved problems. At 155 Linden Blvd. tenants placed 160 calls in a week-and-a-half; inspectors measured 43 degrees in one apartment and HPD issued multiple violations.
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