NEW YORK City (PIX11) — From finding dozens of mailboxes repaired in the Bronx to discovering a new property for a community fridge in Harlem, here’s how PIX11’s Monica Morales “made it happen” this 7 days.
Maintenance worker’s household finding repaired
An East Harlem clinic employee explained he spends all working day aiding other folks, only to arrive household to a well being hazard. Johnny Martinez is a medical center servicing worker in East Harlem and has been for 27 years.
Martinez reported every single day he tries to aid other folks, and at evening he comes property to regular leaks and complications. Martinez has no kitchen area cupboards because the wall is ruined by drinking water. He reported the h2o travels down his partitions and through his ceiling and it seems to be like a bubble all set to burst. Martinez stated he’s waited months for a mend crew to resolve a pipe and reinstall his sink. But they never ever arrived back. Duct tape and plastic are covering elements of his toilet wall.
Update: Repairs in Martinez’s household are almost entire. A NYCHA spokesperson reported, “NYCHA staff are at present on site at Lincoln Homes portray the locations that have already been plastered, and the kitchen wall and ceiling have been cemented. We will continue on to make repairs right up until they are entire and the resident’s issues are resolved. We inquire all inhabitants to proceed to achieve out to NYCHA for any servicing wants by utilizing the MyNYCHAApp or calling the Buyer Contact Centre at 718-707-7771.”
Bronx mailboxes fixed
Residents in a Bronx condominium building are frustrated the mailbox locks in their making are broken. Maria Robles stated she and her neighbors have tried out getting answers from the New York Metropolis Housing Authority and the U.S. Put up Office environment to lastly deal with a damaged financial institution of mailboxes. She said that’s long gone on for a lot more than a few months. Some tenants who live in this constructing on College Avenue reported they have skipped expenses, missing checks and are waiting around for letters from loved ones due to the fact November. A broken latch and the panel securing these mailboxes was vandalized and wrecked, Robles reported.
Update: The mailboxes are fixed.
Harlem Community Fridge will have new house
Since the starting of the pandemic, a Harlem local community fridge served as a critical resource of food stuff for families in the community. Now, organizers say it wants a new residence. It was back again in June of 2020 when PIX11 Information initial satisfied Sade Boyewa, a longtime local community activist and organizer. Boyewa observed a need in her neighborhood and did a thing about it. She began this local community fridge in Harlem. It grew into a movement with dozens of volunteers feeding hundreds of men and women. For much more than two yrs, it was a beacon of hope and a position to entry fresh new produce and food stuff. The Harlem Local community Fridge sat on the corner of 116th Road and Manhattan Avenue. Boyewa reported the deli providing the sidewalk room informed her she now has to move.
Update: Sadio Yaya Barry, the president of Senegalese Association of America, is stepping in and wishes to give it a new residence.
If you want to volunteer at the fridge, visit the Harlem Community Fridge Instagram.