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NYCHA Tenant Says Heat Has Been Repaired After CBS2's Report On Weeks-Long Outage

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A Queens woman stuck without heat or hot water in her New York City Public Housing apartment says a repairman fixed her heat after CBS2's story aired.

Linda Edwards, 69, had been sleeping in her jacket and gloves for a month and said she made multiple complaints to NYCHA about her apartment at the Astoria Houses.

We're happy to hear the problem has been resolved.

NYCHA had told CBS2 the temperature inside Edwards' apartment was within city guidelines.

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