Your landlord is probably still messing with your heat

So look—we all know the MTA is broken, right? And the rent is too damn high. But what about the stuff City Hall actually controls? The little things that make life in this city, you know, livable?

Turns out, y'all are really fed up with the same old headaches. According to the latest 311 service requests, "Street Condition / Pothole" clocked in with a whopping 4,582 complaints. Deadass, that's almost a thousand more than the next highest issue. You can practically hear the collective groan of every driver tryna navigate a pothole-ridden street in Queens or a cyclist on a busted bike lane in Brooklyn.

But here's the kicker: "HEAT/HOT WATER / ENTIRE BUILDING" and "HEAT/HOT WATER / APARTMENT ONLY" combined for over 5,300 complaints. Yo, that's just wild. Landlords really still out here playing games with the heat in, what, 2024? This ain't 1980. People are freezing their keisters off. It's a reminder that for all the big flashy headlines, the everyday grind for New Yorkers often comes down to basics: a decent street to drive on and not freezing in your own crib.

Keep an eye on whether these numbers actually push City Hall to do more than just talk about fixing things. That's New York—if you can't keep up, take the bus.

Rachel Kwon-Gutierrez, MiTL Sports Desk.

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