The city will replace the old boilers and upgrade heating systems at 20 NYCHA housing projects.
But they won't be fully installed until 2022.
In a statement, a City Hall spokesman said: "This Mayor is putting real resources to attack these problems, including $13 million to address heating emergencies this winter and $200 million to address long-term boiler issues. This $13 million is going towards buying extra mobile boilers, and hiring more repair staff to respond to outages."
Eyewitness News reporter Darla Miles has more in the video above.
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