Q&A
NYCHA's preparation for elevator outages during extreme weather events
1:47:34
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Council Member Chris Banks inquires about NYCHA's preparedness for elevator outages during extreme weather events, particularly in light of issues experienced during Superstorm Sandy. NYCHA officials explain their strategies for managing such situations.
- NYCHA assigns extra resources to known flood-prone areas before major weather events
- Waterproof door operators are installed in flood-prone areas to reduce outages
- NYCHA has implemented a system for allocating resources and support teams during weather events
Chris Banks
1:47:34
I'm gonna move on to now elevator outages.
1:47:38
Elevator outages were cited as a big problem for NYCHA residents in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
1:47:45
How has NYCHA prepared for future, potential elevator outages during extreme weather events?
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And how can NYCHA, residents expect to be supported during an elevator outage caused by an extreme weather event?
Keith Grossman
1:47:59
Yeah.
1:47:59
Thank you, Chair.
1:48:01
So before any major weather event, rain, snow, major heat, the elevator team gets together and establishes where we need extra resources.
1:48:13
Right?
1:48:13
So if we have a known known flood area, you know, we'll we may assign an extra support to that to that neighborhood or that region to ensure that we have enough teams to respond, both during normal business hours and on off hours.
1:48:27
We've also taken some steps to, to ensure that our, you know, something as simple as door operators.
1:48:34
Right?
1:48:35
There's a there's a waterproof version of the one that we use.
1:48:38
So where we have known flood areas, we replace the existing door operator, right, that keeps the hatch door and the cab door together and opens the car, we'll replace those with that equipment, to reduce outages, as a result of that operator.
1:48:54
Right?
1:48:54
So that's just an example of one thing.
Chris Banks
1:48:56
Okay.
1:48:56
So,
Dylan Baker-Rice
1:48:56
Chair, in, in relation to that, for the sites that are affected by coastal flooding through Superstorm Sandy, we have 197 generators that we're installing, and that's backup power in the event of electrical outage.
