Your Landlord's Still Cheatin' You Out of Heat, Deadass

So look—we’re barely into fall, right? But already, the 311 numbers are screamin’ about one thing: HEAT/HOT WATER complaints. Over 4,400 requests for *entire buildings* without heat or hot water, and another 2,293 for *single apartments*? That’s nearly 7,000 complaints, just in the last reporting period. And it ain't even December yet!

Here's the thing: it’s the law. Landlords gotta provide heat and hot water during specific months. But every year, we got folks freezin' in their own damn homes. This ain't some new luxury, it's a basic human need, especially when the temps drop like a stone overnight.

* **Top 311 Issues:**

* Street Condition / Pothole: 4686 requests

* HEAT/HOT WATER / ENTIRE BUILDING: 4443 requests

* Illegal Parking / Blocked Hydrant: 3162 requests

Meanwhile, the lobbyist registry shows all these big firms, like Cojo Strategies and Constantinople & Vallone, pushin' for clients like Salesforce and Green Empire Farms. Nah, I'm not seein' any lobbyists for "folks who want heat." That's New York — if you can't keep up, take the bus, or freeze your butt off, apparently. We gotta hold these landlords accountable, 'cause this is just unacceptable.

Rachel Kwon-Gutierrez, MiTL Sports Desk, Queens.

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