JESUS WEPT: Seniors in NYC public housing face Christmas without heat, hot water

NEW YORK POST: One day before Christmas Eve, more than 3,000 public-housing residents faced the possibility of a silent, holy — and frigid — night due to a lack of heat in their apartments.

“All I want for Christmas is some heat and a little hot water,” Steven Tellie, 69, fumed Thursday.

Tellie, who lives in a seniors-only building at the Bronx River Houses complex in Soundview, said he complained to the troubled New York City Housing Authority when the heat went out two weeks ago and has called “at least 10 times” since then.

“It’s a real horror show,” he said.

“A couple of residents aren’t inviting their families over for Christmas anymore because they won’t be able to keep the kids warm.”

Tellie added: “A lot of people keep their stoves on to keep warm but that ain’t no good because the carbon monoxide is a silent killer.”....

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