For New York Cityâs 400,000 public housing residents, moisture building up in bathrooms is an enemy that spawns toxic mold and must be vanquished. But NYCHA staff canât keep up with the demand for repairs.
At the Washington Houses in East Harlem, a NYCHA superintendent in charge of mold inspections allegedly found a simple way to solve this dilemma:
Pretend the moisture isnât there.
The superintendent and his staff last year began reporting bogus data on the presence of moisture in apartments â" falsely claiming there wasnât enough present to require a cleanup inside apartments theyâd inspected, according to a recent report by the federal monitor overseeing NYCHA.
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Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY The Washington Houses in East Harlem For New York Cityâs 400,000 public housing residents, moisture building up in bathrooms is an enemy that spawns toxic mold and must be vanquished. But NYCHA staff canât keep up with the demand for repairs.
At the Washington Houses in East [...]
