Roosevelt Island Westview resident Vadim Malinsky has mold in his apartment
Image of Westview Ceiling Mold via Vimeo and tells us what’s on his mind:
Please view my video and hear out my story… for third year now I have had a mold problem in my apartment in Westview… this time mold came with full force. Ceiling in my bedroom, living room, bathroom is covered with black fungus. Dr. Resnick connected my continuos cough and clogged throat to mold allergy. During last visit he advised me to move to another apartment. But as we all know, due to privatization or some kind of other interests Westview management has been reluctant to let anyone in number of available apartments in the building. I exercise and taking care of my condition daily. I swim, walk miles every day. I used to play hockey, volleyball. Never had any allergies. Now it is permanent condition. What next? Asthma, cancer…. I love living on the island but some things are very upsetting here.. Some things just do not make sense.. We are one community, one island, why we get so much negligence from people of authority here all the time… Please pardon my emotional writing, it just I feel really bad about it. Please share, comment, advise.
Mr. Malinsky takes us on a tour showing the mold in his apartment. Mold-in-625-Main-144-nyc-ny-10044 from autarky on Vimeo. NYC Department of Health has information on what to do if you have mold in your apartment. Westview ownership gave notice in May 2012 of its intent to remove Westview from the Mitchell Lama program. Have not heard much of any privatization progress since the May 2012 notice.