Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Regional Administrator Lynne Patton will tour the South Bronx and visit the Patterson Houses, a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) development. The Patterson Houses “temporary” boilers have been installed since 2011, despite having been fully funded for replacement. During last winter’s severe cold snap the boilers became a symbol of the inability of NYCHA to properly address the heat crisis that faces its more than 400,000 residents during the colder months.
