Dozens of residents of two Coney Island apartment complexes operated by the New York City Housing Authority have filed a lawsuit against the agency for failing to return gas service to their buildings, with some tenants living without the ability to cook for a full year.
“It is time that NYCHA be held accountable. We have the right to all the amenities afforded to us in our lease, by any means necessary,” said Sheila Smalls, president of the O’Dwyer Gardens tenant association.
More than 50 residents of Coney Island Sites 4 and 5 and O’Dwyer Gardens are members of a
