An elderly Maloney Gardens resident is pleading with the authorities to address what she says is a serious health hazard in her Housing Development Corporation apartment.
She claims sewage from the unit above has been leaking into her home and despite repeated complaints, nothing has been done.
00:00Imagine not being able to do the simplest daily task, like taking a shower or brushing your teeth without being overwhelmed by a foul stench.
00:09That's the reality for 72-year-old Donna Ligore-Pierre, who says sewage from the apartment above has been dripping into her HDC unit in Maloney Gardens for months.
00:20She fears that if nothing is done, the ceiling could collapse.
00:23I make several reports to the HDC department and no answer.
00:30When I called, someone told me that they're waiting on material.
00:35I said, how long will I have to wait on material?
00:39They said they don't know.
00:40So I decide now that I take drastic measures because it is uncomfortable to me.
00:48It is a health hazard and I cannot take down that stress no more at my retirement age.
00:56But the sewage leak isn't her only concern.
00:59She says a broken kitchen cupboard reported nearly four years ago remains unrepaired and a persistent roach infestation continues despite her efforts.
01:08This kitchen cupboard, this is four years now, Christmas.
01:11It will be four years now since I told them about the cupboard is not good because the wood is rotten and now you all will see it eventually broke down.
01:21And there is cockroach invasion there right now.
01:25I have to be every night, twice per night, I have to get up and play in cockroach.
01:30They don't appear in the day, but they appear at night.
01:33Donna worries most about the impact on her grandchildren's health.
01:37Seeing the stench is unbearable.
01:40It is uncomfortable for me.
01:42I have two grandkids working here, living here and also myself.
01:46And I have to be always buying using Lysol.
01:50Lysol is not any because I don't want to get no disease to end up in Montauk Hospital.
01:56When contacted, HTC told TV6 News they were not aware of the situation but assured that they will look into the matter.
Be the first to comment