Hundreds in Yonkers remain without gas 3 months after leak

YONKERS, NY (PIX11) — Residents at Palisade Towers in Yonkers will be able to cook a Thanksgiving turkey despite living without gas for the past three months.

“We are doing everything we can to provide residents with the resources, especially for Thanksgiving and the holidays,” said property manager Emy Vega.

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Their convection ovens are not a permanent solution to the gas cut. But tenants said having one of them makes life easier. They have managed with hot plates and microwave ovens.

“I’ll be 75 in a few weeks. I have to watch my diet, and there couldn’t be a better decision than a convection oven,” said resident John Pheles.

Con Edison shut off the gas at the 415-unit apartment complex after a leak in the underground natural gas pipelines already in August.

In September, the Yonkers Housing Authority told PIX11 News this about a possible fix:

“Probably the cheapest fix that we had looked at in the past was about $5 million. And that was just to bring the stoves online for electric,” said Wilson Kimball, CEO of the Yonkers Housing Authority.

Vega, the property manager, told PIX11 News that hot water and heat have not been an issue.

“Right now, you can see there are boilers outside, so we’re just working together to solve the problem permanently in the near future,” says Vega.

Officials are still considering converting the entire building complex to electric services, which will cost about $60 million.

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