NEW YORK – Neighbors at Queensbridge South are using duct tape to hold open the door to their apartment building. Though the unprotected access makes them feel unsafe, they say their strategy is the only thing keeping them from being locked out.
As NYCHA transitions building doors to electronic swipe entry, the traditional keys tenants have always used no longer function. The problem is, they say, the new fobs don’t either.
“There are seniors, there are young adults, there are children who are locked out of their own homes, because the key fobs are not working and the doors are jammed,” Council Member Julie Won said…