Frightening elevator issues at Queens high-rise: "It's a ticking time bomb"
Recurring elevator problems are back and worse than ever at one New York City high-rise, according to tenants.
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Recurring elevator problems are back and worse than ever at one New York City high-rise, according to tenants.
It's been nearly two years since we first told you about elevator outages at a Queens high-rise, leaving tenants on upper floors struggling to get home. Now, they say the problems are back and what was once frustrating has become frightening. CBS News New York's Elle McLogan returned to Long Island City for answers.
The deal was announced at a news conference Friday afternoon, preventing a strike by some 34,000 handypersons, supers, porters and doorpersons that could've gotten underway next week. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
Watch the news conference announcing a deal to avoid a strike by 34,000 New York City building workers.
A tentative deal has been struck to avoid a residential building worker strike in New York City.
Negotiations to avoid a residential building worker strike in New York City are at a standstill, the president of the union representing thousands of doorpersons, porters, supers and handypersons said. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
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Recurring elevator problems are back and worse than ever at one New York City high-rise, according to tenants.
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However, CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn says don't expect to see temperatures back up in the 80s any time soon.
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