Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
NYCHA's Christmas Gift To 1,000 Coney Island Residents: No Heat Or Hot Water
By
Sydney Pereira
Published Dec 25, 2019
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Sydney Pereira
Published Dec 25, 2019
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
More than 1,000 residents at a public housing complex in Coney Island woke up Christmas morning without heat and hot water.
Residents at the New York City Housing Authority Coney Island I Sites 4 and 5 on West 27th Street were plagued with heat and hot water outages since at least 8 a.m. Wednesday, leaving 1,005 residents with no heat during the holiday, according to the authority's service overview.
National Grid and NYCHA worked to restore the heat and hot water service by about noon, though staff was still checking temperatures in random apartments to verify, according to NYCHA spokesperson Michael Corwin. The heat outages were due to a boiler issue, according to NYCHA.
The development's residents suffered heat and hot water outages less than two weeks ago as well.
Thousands of NYCHA tenants have gone without heat and hot water at various points throughout the winter season in the aging buildings, a majority of which were built more than 50 years ago.
The authority is readying to upgrade various elevators and boilers, using some $450 million in state cash at several developments, but the development in Coney Island suffering heat outages on Christmas Day is not on the list for new boilers with this funding.
Earlier this month, the authority announced a "heat action plan" that lays out steps for how NYCHA responds to any outages. "It aims to minimize the length of an outage, increase maintenance and the repair of boilers and to provide adequate alternative heated spaces and warming centers," NYCHA's federal monitor Bart Schwartz said at the time.
NYCHA has some $32 billion in unmet capital needs, according to the cash-strapped authority's 2017 estimate. But recently, NYCHA's board approved a budget plan saying the projected costs of repairing NYCHA's housing stock could soar to $68.5 billion by 2028 under the bleakest budget scenario.
Tagged
nycha
heat
christmas
Sydney Pereira
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Man shot by ICE in NYC still has bullet lodged in neck, attorneys say
Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old immigrant from the Dominican Republic, was in solitary confinement at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park on Monday.
By
Liam Quigley
Published Oct 12, 2026 at 11:37 a.m. ET
NY measles spread prompts 'disaster' emergency. It didn't have to be this way, health commissioner says.
The state health commissioner says the disease outbreak is wholly preventable.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
News
NY measles spread prompts 'disaster' emergency. It didn't have to be this way, health commissioner says.
The state health commissioner says the disease outbreak is wholly preventable.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
NYC wants to move deliveries onto the waterways. It's starting with a 55-year-old boat.
By
Liam Quigley
Inside the luxury Greenpoint high-rise powered by a rumbling generator for over a month
By
David Brand
Mayor Mamdani orders review of NYPD use of force policies
By
Michael Sol Warren
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .