The Housing Authority needs $1.5 billion to ensure all of its 3,200 elevators are functioning, agency officials testified at a Sept. 4 City Council hearing—and more than the 10 certified inspectors it currently staffs to examine them.
Across 326 developments, NYCHA saw elevator outages increase from 38,000 in 2012 to more than 44,000 in 2018, according to NY1. NYCHA officials testified that between this past January and August the number of outages was 28,400, about 500 fewer than during the same period a year earlier.
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