Tenants: Sewage runoff ‘disgusting’ at NYCHA house

Residents at the Gravesend Houses believe a sewage runoff is making the area around their building "disgusting." Tenants of the West 33rd Street building say they have complained about brown, foul-smelling

News 12 Staff

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Dec 30, 2014, 3:02 AM

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Updated 3,593 days ago

Residents at the Gravesend Houses believe a sewage runoff is making the area around their building "disgusting."

Tenants of the West 33rd Street building say they have complained about brown, foul-smelling water outside their building.

"I can't open my windows because the smell comes through my apartment," said tenant Yrma Pinales. "Then my stomach starts to get nauseous, headache...it's all day like that."

In a statement, NYCHA says, "There is a stoppage at this building and NYCHA staff has been onsite all morning working to clear it. Once cleared, the area will be cleaned and sanitized."