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Albany, N.Y. — (WRGB) — For nearly a month, residents at the Ohav Sholom Apartments in Albany have been down to one working elevator, leaving many senior and disabled tenants struggling to get in and out of the building.
The building’s main freight elevator stopped running September 23, forcing residents to rely on the stairs or a single smaller elevator to serve about 200 senior and disabled tenants.
“I have to walk down all these stairs and walk back up. And now, it’s too much, it’s too much for me,” said Tracy Morales, a 5-year resident.
Sybil Payton, who has lived at the complex for 16 years, told CBS6’s Quinn Alexander the outage has made everyday tasks harder for residents who already have mobility challenges…