‘It’s like a battle zone.’ Brooklyn mother says NYCHA apartment is unsafe for her children

A Brooklyn mother says her NYCHA is deteriorating to dangerous levels, and she’s pleading with the agency to move her family to safer conditions.

Tina Ali lives in a three-bedroom unit at the Ingersoll Houses with her six children, including a 4-month-old baby. She says parts of her apartment are literally falling apart, from a loose sink cabinet to a leaking radiator that floods one of her children’s bedrooms.

“I shouldn’t be able to see through the wall,” Ali told News 12. “You can splish splash in the water!”…

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