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j. -V WE YORK'S PICTUHC NEWSPAPER "LOCAL NEWS AND FEATURES HOME IMPROVEMENT "YOUR GARDEN Manhattan WORLD OF ANIMALS and the Bronx CLASSIFIED II II in i 'jz 2 News photos by Alan Aaronson Tenant (above) points to broken three-foot by eight-foot window. Anthony Leandro (left) and Ralph Boemio view side of building counting broken windows V). Leandro and Boemio look at broken frames (below) which could kill falling from AUGUST 18, 1974 Twin Parks Tenants Say Sashes Pain By ELEANOR SWERTLOW Every time it rains or the wind blows particularly hard, the tenants in the Twin Parks Development's Buildings 2, 6 and 8 shudder. The Tremont, Bronx residents gird themselves against another onslaught of "the falling an affliction that has cursed their buildings ever since they moved in as long as two years ago.

The action of the elements, which has caused about 200 60-pound windows to fall from their casings to the ground, is not only a danger to passersby on streets below, but has played havoc with their lives, Twin Parks tenants say. In the winter the cold air coming through the three-by-eight foot openings is chilling, tenants charge, and during summer rains the residents' apartments are irrigated. In the past six months, tenants have withheld rent on three occasions to protest what they call the turtle's pace at which the Urban Development the state agency that finances and owns Twin Parks, replaces the fallen windows. The agency, says it is making desperate attempts to replace fallen windows and prod Alwinseal Inc the company that made the windows, to come up with a new design fast. Soys Not Treating It Lightly feel that this is a serious problem," said a spokesman for the agency "We're not treating this lightly at all." The people who are suffering, the tenants, say they are tired of the agency apologies and are demanding action.

"They're giving us the shaft," said tenant chairman Carol Lowery, who lives in building 2 at 2311 Southern Blvd. Building 6 is at 725 Garden St. and 8 at 22(10 Crotona Ave. David Pritchard, the South Bronx Legal Society any height. T3 1 ifilllliliiliii Recently the two thought they had found the answer and installed a window that opened inward instead of out.

This time the windows popped into apartments iinstead of out onto the streets. The agency says that it now has a new aolutioa lawyer representing the tenants, said, "the UDC keeps saying they're trying to do something but it takes them such awfully long time I wonder whether they're trying as hard as they can." Since the windows started falling out at the first building two years ago, Alwin Alwinseal and the agency have been looking at various possible solutions. (Continue on p. MB, col. 1) npBugs a Corker Road-Widening Work complicated wiring systems under these streets and we are not sure where to lay the water mains." Critics, noted that the mains may have to be installed under the newly narrowed sidewalks.

In that case the the sidewalks might have to be dug up again. Although all parties concerned have been holding meetings to resolve the matter no target dile to finish the project has been given. No one has accepted blame for the snafu either. Another issue is the extra money that someone will have to pay because of the costly delays, the highway spokesman said. Response From Reader "If the sidewalks do have to be dii? up again," the highways spokesman said, "naturally the people with businesses or houses along the stretch will not havo to pay directly.

But in the end it will probably come out of the taxpayer's pocket," he concluded glumly. Gladys Aarons, a neighborhood resident who brought the problem to the attention of The News in response to, The paper request, headlined "We Care," for letters about community problems, said the water pipes slate i to be underneath the sidewalk have cluttered the curbs and are a hazard, especially to elderly pedestrians. "Several have fallen and twisted sprained she said. "I have, done both while crossing." i By JAMES DUDDY A city project to widen White Plains Road and install new water mains is being labeled by area residents as a Bronx boo-boo. Tha first evidence of things gone wrong along, the road from 222d to 233d St3.

has to do with the fire hydrants. They are all standing three to five feet out in the street. This has annoyed many motorists. The City Highways Department decided back in February 1973 that the thoroughfare, which runs the northeast section of the Bronx, should be widened to aid traffic. This was done by narrowing the sidewalks, but the tfydranti were not moved.

In their present positions they tie nn traffic and make parking no- but often illegal under several' city and Fire Department rules and regulations, motorists charge. A Slight Problem "We have a slight problem with that particular stretch," admitted a Highways. Department spokesman. ''The rest of the project, which involved a section of 233d St. to Gun Hill Road, was successfully completed in May.

New water maiiu have been installed and the hydrants moved back -into the- sidewalks. We -ran into difficultieih-this case because Con Ed and Wia telephone company have News photo by John Pedin dog might like-the curbing of fire-hydrant at White. Plains- Road and but Bronx resdants' and motorists are annoyed at the' city Highways, whose spokesman sees-''slight i.