A senior citizen, Leslie Zellars, was found dead in her apartment during a cold snap in February, leading to renewed concerns about inadequate heating and faulty boilers in public housing developments across the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) public housing. State Sen. Cordell Cleare has called for immediate intervention and swift remediation at UPACA 6, a senior NYCHA building in East Harlem. The building was converted from public housing to the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)/Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program last December and is now managed by C&C Apartment Management. Despite repeated complaints about the building’s aging boiler, residents say the heat is still lacking. Community Voices Heard (CVH) Executive Director Juanita Lewis argues that inadequate funding and political will are needed for public housing, contributing to a projected deficit of $217 million.