Missing woman found dead in NYCHA building

The skeleton of a Queens woman who was reported missing in January was discovered accidentally by NYCHA workers three months later.

[@gregpeterson2960]

Extremely sad and sickening. How could the housing authority and cops not break down the door. Especially after no one showed up with the rent. Empathy and love to her family.

[@fswfromthegroundup1848]

Sadly she didn't have family and these two ladies were her foster sisters.

[@gregpeterson2960]

@@fswfromthegroundup1848 Foster families are families. Those sisters tried.

[@apap1586]

Who was paying for 2 years?

[@MariaAntoinetteF]

It was covid. Rent was suspended for 2 yrs.

[@jmfia2391]

@@gregpeterson2960 she was a black woman in NYCHA. She didn't need any help. You know their mentality. It's so sad she died alone.

[@burbank]

She had not paid rent in 2 years and that didn't trigger any question by the New York City Housing authority Management on site office? Did they have any idea that they may have should have checked the apartment or call the police to do a wellness check? This is heartbreaking. It's horrible that someone was left to die and rot away alone for almost 2 years! They really needs to be some reforms in the housing authorities management and some people need to be held accountable.

[@CollDott]

😆 your dealing with idiots!! No functioning braincells to t Dink!!! Just daydream collect that stupid paycheck and eat then daydream and on and on that's their whole stupid pathetic lives!!!

[@The_Realz]

Pandemic SOOOO she went under the radar .......and nycha doesn't come in the apartments unless a ticket is put in....

[@arthurbb8937]

Every tragedy doesn't have a villain. It's up to family members to check on people with mental illness.

[@burbank]

@@The_Realz yes that is very true in fact during that time there was an eviction moratorium which was in essence a good thing to protect those who were out of work or had a loss of income and kept them from being displaced but one of the downturns of that moratorium was that people did fall under the radar. I guess it would be fair that if it were normal times and that there was no pandemic an eviction would have been issued and they probably would have attempted entry into the apartment. Regardless it's a very sad and tragic event and my heart goes out to her family. I hope this lady rests in peace.

[@yarelybanuelos1004]

@@The_Realz what do you mean by ticket?

[@jojomakes]

I'm baffled as to why they didn't have the door broken down. The poor woman had emotional and mental health concerns. That warrants a welfare check. She hasn't paid rent in all that time, she hasn't made any phone calls in all that time, she hasn't accessed any of her bank cards in all that time, and no one has seen her. People just don't fall off the face of the earth like movies would have you believe. Unless they're dead or being held against their will, there will be some sort of trail. Even kidnapped people have a trail. If that was my sister and the housing office and police weren't taking me seriously, my parents and I would literally go take the hinges off the door, kick it down, I don't know how, but we'd find a way. _Especially_ since she went missing during the first Covid peak when we were on lock down and had nothing but time. This is absolutely egregious and entirely preventable.

[@v.a.993]

And surely the mail had been piling up, which should have struck management as odd. The postal carrier likely complained to management that the mailbox was too full.

[@SabrinaHendrix.]

True but nyc project door are really strong not like regular house doors where can kick it in u will break ur leg trying

[@Samisha100]

Exactly. They all failed her. Such a tragedy

[@thetruthhasconsequences58]

I understand the sentiment, but that's PUBLIC, City property and spiteful execs might have one arrested. I WOULD get the police involved more stridently and MAKE them make the Housing Authority remove the door!

[@rf4341]

I’m shocked no one smelled her.

[@mancello]

A decomposing body would stink up the whole floor. Doesn't make sense.

[@wileecoyote5749]

windows were open

[@kingleo8048]

@@wileecoyote5749 still it would smell especially on a summer day

[@dinky19810]

The smell is gone once in skeleton form.

[@troibeach]

@@dinky19810 it doesnt immediately go to skeletal form tho it takes a while for that to happen, weeks and weeks.

[@mandisaw]

@@dinky19810 But not for those first several weeks/months. The foster sisters showed up in Jan 2022, but she'd been deceased from Aug 2020. No one in or around the bldg noticed? Hard to believe.

[@traciepowell6315]

So the apartment management didn't collect rent for two years and did nothing? What about the Housing Authority Agency the lady had to recertify to keep her housing? Never tried going into the apartment by force or the call cops to do a well check? I'm perplexed by the actions of the apartment management. Crazy!!!!

[@missbttrsctch]

That's a good point! How were they supposed to be paid for the apartment if she didn't recertify??!

[@crystalvouse6435]

In the pjs alot of ppl don't pay rent so they didn't think it was anything to worry about . The problem isn't nycha The problem is why didn't her so called family check on her

[@robbb416]

Anyone who is from nycha knows this is part of the cover up. They all pretend not to know anything. Where is her money going too. Because if she was on ssi or some form of payment it's suppose to stop if you are either not using it or go over the maximum amount.

[@robbb416]

They knew something was up but didn't want to be the one to acknowledge it first. They harass everyone for rent etc. When it comes to money. How didn't they not question it is beyond me. Also, you're telling me no1 complaint of foul odors. I find it extremely hard to believe.

[@thuggoe]

Don't they have to do yearly inspection

[@Shonnie1122]

I’m surprised no one didn’t smell anything. Even though the windows were open I would think a decaying body scent would be potent especially in the summer. God rest her spirit.🙏🏼

[@volume2517]

And no one worried that the windows remained open for TWO years, in freezing temperatures.

[@8213apice]

@@volume2517 yup

[@kontroversial_kris]

@@volume2517 my point!!!!

[@GarwinWayne]

Those people in housin don't really care. Remember Jeffrey Dahmer? people complained for months on end about foul ordors coming from his apartment but nothing happened until that one guy got away from him & notified authorities. What you expect with low income housing?

[@burbank]

That's what I was thinking too. Even though the windows were open there would have been at least some site of smell or flies or insects flying around. Also someone nearby would have thought it strange that a person would have their windows open 24/7 in the middle of winter with snow ice and freezing temperatures. This whole story is not only sad and tragic but just extremely bizarre and leaves open many questions??????????

[@MeMe-xj1fj]

When she asked for someone to take her to the hospital that's when she was asking for help

[@mamacindyrogofsky495]

I think she couldn't due to the lockdown...

[@august21xp]

Huh? How was the rent paid not paid and they never bothered to evict her ! Welfare and SSI benefits need to be recertified as well, who was the beneficiary? Even rental assistance requires recertifications to continue to process, someone was aware for this and living in the apartment !

[@wileecoyote5749]

Perfect timing with Covid. No eviction proceedings for nearly 2 years

[@roxannelipz634]

Yes I agree, it doesn’t make sense either

[@roxannelipz634]

Yes I agree, it doesn’t make sense either

[@timetickin3561]

Wait so your saying dat the suspect was living in the apartment as the body was decaying , dats sick 🤢

[@timetickin3561]

@@wileecoyote5749 ah dats a good point maybe housing didn't bother because she was never a problem

[@KenjiMapes]

This is so sad & tragic. The calendar hadn’t been moved since August 2020. So ostensibly she had been deceased for over a year & a half. She was neglected & forgotten about. Her foster sisters obviously tried to get in & notified NYCHA & the police however the authorities basically ignored this. Pols & others want more money throw at services & more housing yet they can’t even manage current social services like NYCHA. This wasn’t only bad management it was heartless to basically let this woman die in her apartment & ignore her foster sisters pleas to check in on her. We have a lot of social services & help yet there is so much bureaucracy, fraud & waste. This is just so sad.

[@AnneOhn123]

They said they alerted people... but did they really?

[@marvinabigby6376]

Her foster sisters didnt forget about her.The sisters were not treated any better than the dead woman

[@jeremyhoyt3909]

@@AnneOhn123 kick the door down.duh

[@jeremyhoyt3909]

@@AnneOhn123 that's what I am saying

[@jeremyhoyt3909]

Exactly.Call a locksmith

[@missbttrsctch]

This is absolutely DISGUSTING!! I'm STUNNED that they didn't actually check the apartment once the rent stopped; but to show so little care for another human being - I just cannot fathom! They'll get theirs!

[@thevibe905]

MANAGEMENT NEEDS TO BE FIRED ASAP

[@firstnationfall5451]

Exactly!!! Pathetic lazy

[@bettyjeanmayers4569]

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[@crabstick250]

This makes me so upset. She mattered and just "vanished". Altho she didn't vanish, she passed. Tragic. Awful. This was a human being...I'm so sorry.

[@cindirose3390]

Not vanished just in her home. Wild

[@fayespencer8284]

Wow may she Rest In Peace and multiple people need to be held accountable why this woman, sister, daughter etc was not treated as such smh

[@jerrybaxter4045]

Absolutely the sisters

[@sharocks4584]

Shame on the family

[@lavy1513]

Wait!? No one smelled her? And why didn't they have the police or NYCHA open/ break down the door?

[@mandisaw]

Police & NYCHA tried the master key, apparently told the sisters they'd try back later, or with the locksmith, but never bothered to. There's a massive culture of not-giving-a-f*ck in NYCHA, not so much among the residents, but absolutely among the staff.

[@atombomb6719]

I hate to fathom the idea 💡 but rodents probably made quick work of anything that would give off an odor. They stated there were only skeletal remains- bones don't stink- typically. Simply a tragedy and inhumane way to pass.

[@lolad6083]

Nycha buildings usually smell terrible and the windows were left open. There probably were complaints but nycha probably ignored that too thinking it’s typical section 8 stench. This story is so sad.

[@JaydahDoe]

So nobody ever thought of breaking in to her house. This just don’t make any sense

[@Jesusislord22]

Exactly if someone hasn’t paid rent for even 2 months u breaking that door down like come on there’s more to this story

[@latoyawatson2218]

None at all

[@checkraiser1000]

@@Jesusislord22 not really. It takes a long time to evict Housing residents.

[@ms.2cents610]

I hate when "family" seem so concerned after the fact🤦Ive been seeing this working in the healthcare field all these years

[@GarwinWayne]

They still don't care. TBH it's about $$$

[@tictac-nscale]

Thats so sad, The woman was left there in her apt to rot. Someone needs to be held accountable for the lack of action and the length of time it took to find this woman.

[@eileencamacho2221]

The family should of sent the police for a wellness check 2 years ago. Poor woman was forgotten by everyone and died alone and probably had covid. Didn’t the sisters say she wanted to go to the hospital but they told her no because no one was allowed back then. RIP to her because no one should ever die alone😢. Now she could have a proper burial

[@fswfromthegroundup1848]

Yes the sisters could have gotten in earlier. There's no way my sister would be missing and I'm told she hadn't paid rent and I not be persistent about getting in that apt. They obviously didn't take things serious.

[@antmck99]

We dont know if the cops would check or not. If you not from NYC then learn what goes on here. No one cares and just want to collect a paycheck. Unless it gets national attention

[@ellagurl87]

@Sean Deli The same here

[@levelintent]

@@fswfromthegroundup1848 yes, I wonder why the sisters didn't just break in the apartment themselves.

[@purplestripes4076]

@Sean Deli Yes, loneliness is such a real thing in the world now. I'm an introvert and also can't retain social connections. I think it can help mentally to have small convos with shopkeepers, servicemen, etc on the daily. Also doesn't help to wallow in self pity and talking about offing yourself. You have this one life, live it well, love yourself, eat well, take care of your body, and focus on things you want to do before you die. Even if you die without anyone knowing, at least you'd have lived your life to your heart's content :)

[@devin837]

This is beyond sad. The sister said it best..they treat domestic animals better than humans, especially African American Human beings. I can't imagine how no one "smelled" her corpse? I mean come on.

[@NP-zs5ui]

Notice the NYCHA staff were AA.

[@finddeniro]

Hermitage..

[@ladya3038]

@@NP-zs5ui The police weren't African Americans..😔 Remember they stated it was a police matter. All sad nonetheless.

[@RyMuEntertainment]

Cut the bull Dev. People of all races go missing everyday in this country.

[@recklessralphfromqueens8383]

Poverty is the cruelest friend to pick.

[@alphacharm]

That’s sad. This is why I’m starting not to feel sorry for anyone anymore because you just never know who’s a good person or not. That’s crazy she’s been dead for over 2 years? Did no one smell her body?

[@arielramos5166]

Thats what i was going to say what about to smell or liquid leaking from the body

[@jeanniesherman3591]

Im gonna end up, the same way...SOMETIMES, YHESE KIND OF THINGS, CANT BE HELPED. SIBLINGS TURN UGLY, GET OLD, QUIT CARING. QUITE SAD, BECAUSE I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD END LIKE THIS, BUT......IM AFRAID SO, PROBABLY IN A FEW YEARS FROM NOW.SOMETHINGS JUST TURN OUT...THESE WAYS

[@z7sko]

@@jeanniesherman3591 😢😢

[@riz-rq9wr]

Exactly that’s sick

[@crystalvouse6435]

Its the pjs foul smells are normal

[@georgegisoldi3305]

I guess they have many people that don’t pay rent for years , eluding eviction with pandemic rules , looks like the woman got caught in the shuffle . One thing that bothers me ? If my sister living along called me and said she felt sick , and wanted to go to the hospital ( no matter how that convocation went ) and would not answer the door days later , call cops , get a locksmith ( the NYCHA office could have called one too ) getting the okay in writing from the Family . Dead two years in her bed ? !! A Human Tragedy ! Let’s all learn from it. May the Lady’s Soul belong to GOD ALMIGHTY.

[@mistermilkman]

A private locksmith won't open the door without NYCHA's permission. Usually if you report that some1 is missing & may be n the apartment, the police usually breaks the locks and NYCHA comes back around to replace them.

[@cathygorgeous6013]

All that you shared I agree... nothing would’ve prevented me from the welfare of my sister ... that door would’ve came down ASAP... and we gotta not be comfortable with bad behavior...they was used to her not answering the door 😢people where in different times (COVID) bust down doors and check on your love ones💔😢🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@gregoryjefferson6311]

NYCHA , & a few other agencies really dropped the ball . SOoooooo NOooooo rent was paid in that unit for TWOoooooo years & you want me to believe NYCHA/Marshall/Missing Persons didn't force entry ,,, for two years .

[@SweetDreamz0223]

This is one of the saddest stories I’ve heard in a long time. You mean to tell me that the woman was dead almost 2 years in her apartment and nobody knew anything? Her neighbors didn’t smell a bad stench coming from her apartment? No rent was paid in a while, it seems like NYCHA would of send out notices or come to her apartment & inquired about her. Also the family hadn’t heard from her in a while & the last time they talked to her she wanted to go to the hospital. The very fact that she had mental health problems should of raised concerns. The police should of been called to do a welfare check on her. If they still didn’t get any response they should of broke the door down to get in. A lot of people ( including the family) failed this poor woman. She died alone & abandoned in her apartment, SO SAD!!!

[@dreakeys6080]

Shit I would have knocked that door down if that was my loved ones, I don’t care if they was the type of person to isolate , ain’t no way in 2 years. Those sisters should of been in that apartment

[@marlenelambert2766]

No way, how comes no one smell the decomposed body, this is unbelievable 😳 😒 and sad.

[@thetruthhasconsequences58]

As I am reading these comments, I wonder if someone DID smell something, but just decided to mind their business. It's NEW YORK. Plus, most quarantined until recently, so ...!

[@GarwinWayne]

@@melian7403 right, she lived on the top floor & the window was open. That odor most likely combined with the wind in the air. Probably gone un-noticed once it hit ground level.

[@GemNini]

People are so worried about how the rent is paid, but not how no one did a wellness check. The folks in these comments trying to switch the subject about residents not paying rent . Maybe she had automatic payments set to pay the rent. And for the recertification, NYCHA now use a software that verifies your income and wages. Everything is already in the system. Check on your family, friends, associated, co workers, etc.

[@cattygirl6663]

makes me wonder how much longer her body would of stayed in there if the construction workers hadn't noticed, i just don't understand why her apartment wasn't checked first and actually gone into when she was noticed to be missing.

[@volume2517]

She begged to go to the hospital but her sisters wouldn't take her. You were "allowed" to go to the hospital if you were sick! The sisters look like they're jumping on a train to try to sue people when they're just as guilty, even moreso, as anyone else who ignored their sister's existence. RIP.

[@MillennialMountainMama]

How do you know that?

[@CoCo-yv3hl]

@@MillennialMountainMama she could have called 911 for herself

[@slayiana]

@@MillennialMountainMama I’m from NYC and went to the psych ward/ER multiple times in the summer of 2020 when the sisters said she “couldn’t”. COVID was scary/deadly but it doesn’t stop people from being mentally ill, if your life is in danger, the hospital is always open. They failed her & didn’t even check up on her?

[@sheldonhchambliss1385]

I don't buy this story because nycha is very nosey I lived in nycha

[@wileecoyote5749]

Shouldn't admit that

[@culturemotived2190]

@@wileecoyote5749 😅😅😅

[@jayjay-xx4zf]

must be nice not paying rent

[@loganblack4885]

@@jayjay-xx4zfyou wrong for saying that

[@livingwiththejohnsons3660]

Crazy how the family are acting like victims. First and foremost they should have gotten her the help she needed.

[@michaeljofat7895]

The smell didn’t penetrate the paper thin walls?

[@user-bv7mk8id5t]

Everyone messed up here, plus the family! 2 yrs to check up on her!? Sorry but if it were my sibling I would have shown up everyday until they got sick of me and found that key… I thought maybe they lived out of town or something, but they seems to live close.

[@beverlyallen8493]

You got that right I lost my youngest brother last year, he was on dialysis, and sometimes he would be in so much pain if he didn't return my phone calls I would be at his door at 2:am in the morning and call Chma's security to do a welfare check and the dialysis center he would be mad but I didn't care

[@drinkwatereatmelons7048]

This is a time when neighbors should be nosey and NYCHA shld've been persistent about rent. Personally, I wld've made it my business to get into my sister's apt day 1, no later than day 2. Most times with NYCHA you have to raise hell to be heard.

[@stayfsu356]

If she hadn’t paid rent in over a year, y’all would at the least have tried to contact her. Even with vouchers…🧐 So y’all never did an inspection in a year? So I can move there, not pay rent and y’all won’t bother me🤔 This milk ain’t clean baby!

[@stayfsu356]

He neighbors never smelled her decomposed body? Was she just placed there or had she been there? Strange type shit

[@beverlyallen8493]

I agree I no expert in how every state runs,there low income housing programs I live in,Cleveland,Ohio and reside in,Cuyahoga, Metropolitan Housing, I do no that, even doing, the pandemic, management, still work in the office, there were no,person to person contact but, they still sent out pass due, rent notices, with a time to call, and discuss your situation ,and given information, about resources that, could help, and we must respond, to notices, about recertification for your apartment which is every year, and if you don't your rent,can go up,are your lease could,be terminated nobody care, simply as that

[@Pasquali369]

That NYCHA office looked like a booking room in a jail and the moments of interaction showed the office staff acting like a secretive angry cop.

[@checkraiser1000]

Blah blah. The family didn't report her missing for 18 months.

[@casandrakelly]

How does this happen? They need to answer for this!

[@davidbomar9773]

I love how the foster sisters are pointing fingers and blaming everyone but themselves. True this is a sad ending and several people dropped the ball but if one of my brothers was missing, I sure wouldn't wait 18 months to file a missing persons report. 48 hours, tops. Family comes first. Especially when they knew she had issues.

[@thetruthhasconsequences58]

THANK YOU! They superficially "cared". Obe sister wouldn't even take her to the Hospital. The medical professionals never said one couldn't go to the Hospital and seek any type of treatment; just that it was full of COVID patients. Maybe she had a disease that needed attention and was just left to rot and die alone. The "foster" sisters are phony and self righteous, as if they REALLY cared, IMHO. 🙄 Sad

[@checkraiser1000]

Exactly. They are looking for $$$

[@GarwinWayne]

@@checkraiser1000 Go figure. Remember they are ''foster'' sisters. Not only that when they said they tried to a check on her, NYCHA couldn't do much since the woman didn't have them down as her next of kin.

[@cryosteam3944]

good for you mr self righteous but you don’t know these people.

[@cryosteam3944]

@@checkraiser1000 what money? do you normally talk out your a**?

[@IsraelEmmanuel475]

NYCHA used to be one of the best run city agency, now it’s an abomination . NYCHA needs to be abolished, and all public housing in NYC privatized and rehabilitated and/or totally rebuilt!!

[@gdoll835]

Totally agree 💯

[@apap1586]

When; in 1950 or 40s ?

[@IsraelEmmanuel475]

@@apap1586 up to the 60’s and 70’s

[@apap1586]

@@IsraelEmmanuel475 what do you think changed?

[@IsraelEmmanuel475]

@@apap1586 Nobody gives a damm anymore, from the management down to the public contact/service employees!!

[@itsmelisalee914]

Every single last one of those management workers need to be fired. Sickening!

[@orangecat5036]

They won't they stick together.

[@DonutsOverdose]

those NYCHA workers are scum , after everything that happened they couldnt even give their condolences , closing the door on the news team, this is why that lady died the way she died , people are heartless . theres no compassion or humanity left .

[@Blueskyz8]

But what about the police?

[@latoyawatson2218]

Exactly damn shame

[@shakurstaywinning.6052]

Nahhh no family checking on her? No rent paid for 2 years . No welfare checks??? How could you love your family n not go inside to look inside her apartment for clues of her whereabouts for over 2 years??

[@AnneOhn123]

Exactly~

[@jeremyhoyt3909]

Rest In Peace Lady. It never shocks me at how hard hearted and careless New Yorkers are.How is your sister missing for 2 years and you haven't forced her door open yet?She would still be in there if not for the workers.Sad.They would've opened my sister's door or the news,Al Sharpton,NAACP,or a locksmith would have been there.

[@marvinabigby6376]

I doubt they were in the physical shape to kick in a steel door.They couldnt hire a locksmith even if they had the money.its illegal.

[@jeremyhoyt3909]

@@marvinabigby6376 No one would ever know they hired one especially after discovering her body.It's a million guys that pick locks in NY.Nobody will arrest you for hiring a locksmith to open your sister's door when she is missing.

[@thetruthhasconsequences58]

Bingo! ALL of them if necessary, ok?!

[@jeremyhoyt3909]

@@thetruthhasconsequences58 exactly

[@NotfromDetroit]

I agree with you! They said it wasn’t usual for her not to answer the door but still I would’ve felt better getting a locksmith to open the door even though it’s illegal!

[@luvbig41]

I don't live in housing but I am sure there would be a red flag if I didn't pay rent for 1 month. Two months I am sure they would take action. SMH!!! I know the system is vast but they have computers that can flag delinquent rents.

[@The.Realest.Jade.]

Open windows but no smell … ? No concerning neighbors …. ? ummm okay .

[@TheJWSimp]

i'm not from NY but several red flags were not noticed. i also don't know how NYCHA works but, No rent paid, No utilities paid, No persons seen her, should have been a clue to check on her.

[@AnneOhn123]

Well, sounds like all those things were paid for through welfare...

[@veronicajackson2025]

and all of that uncollected mail too.

[@checkraiser1000]

It's apparently easier to blame police officers than it is to blame the family for not reporting her missing for 18 months. And nobody would ever tell her "an investigator would find her". She's lying.

[@lauraspiroff9711]

What about her mail? Delivery people didn’t notice a pile of mail sitting for over a year?

[@lisabrightly]

They're supposed to be the first line of defense. At least, around here they're expected to report that sort of thing because it's a sign someone may have died!

[@KoKoTheSagittarius]

Uhm.. did yall try to call her cellphone? Wouldn't her phone be turned off? This is so sad. At least now she'll receive a proper burial.

[@zoidman1570]

and the sisters feel no responsibility to insist on a welfare check ?

[@JayDee-du6gt]

Nobody smelled her? It takes a while for a body to become skeletonized.

[@mssouthside6818]

🙏My Condolences To Her sister’s as well as family and friends that knew this Beautiful lady that lost her LIFE 🙏❤️.I’m from this neighborhood hurts to hear nobody seen her or followed up like her sisters Did.❤️❤️❤️

[@oliverparker7427]

Sorry 😞 for this person not having real caring family or friends that would of prevented this lost of life. She felt as she couldn't handle life and gave up. She had no one that cared to see her daily knowing she was distressed. No family 😕 or friends noticed that she was dieing. God bless 🙌 🙏 her soul 🙏

[@maryrosado3048]

It’s very sad bless her soul , but as her own family should had made it they business after 2020 ? And you don’t hear from her? I would’ve paid a lock smith to make sure that she was okay ! And neighbors didn’t smell anything odd ? This is what is so wrong in this world humanity is so rapped up in worldly things that we forget who we should be !

[@user-bv7mk8id5t]

💯

[@beverlyallen8493]

I going,to call it,just the way I see it this is the fault of the family, and I suspect ,if she was going through some type of mental health crisis,they just probably, didn't want to deal with her, the sister said she wanted to talk to a doctor but even doing the pandemic she could have had a telephone assessment over the phone, I just trying to wrap my head around the idea that no one cares enough to locate her they say they call authorities I have to say if it was my family member, they would,have to have, charged me with destroying, public property because I would have kicked in the door to her apartment, I wouldn't have not rest into I knew what was going on , i have three grown children and 10 grandkids and we talked just about, everyday,they will check, my social media activities are FaceTime and text them, every day even if it's nothing, but a smiling emoji. I no New York housing is large I live in Cleveland Ohio and reside in Cuyahoga County Senior Housing and even doing the pandemic management sent notice if you weren't paying your rent and gave out resources to help you they even pass out essential needs like masks and thermometer and food just imagine she had not been seen since August of 2020 no one care in the building I reside in which is about 200 resident people generally look out for each other and I can say if a reside having not been seen someone will call for a welfare check just a sad world we live in today May she rest in heaven

[@apolloyoung8653]

Right they should have kept trying to get in that apartment kept calling her

[@_PAIGE94]

Omg 🙏🏾🙏🏾 Rest peacefully

[@balle733]

Shame onto the two women that called her their godsister. They are putting the blame on NYCHA but didn’t do enough knowing that the woman was in there.

[@sheambitious29lachelle17]

agreed

[@fswfromthegroundup1848]

Exactly, so sad 😞

[@rosalinaayala5963]

In NYCHA the rent delinquency is high in regular times but now due to the pandemic no one could be evicted,so management probably did not try to collect rent,do apartment inspections,or annual income reviews.Interesting to see what the District Office for the project had as a policy!

[@yarelybanuelos1004]

so people r living for free? even today now that things are back to normal?

[@rosalinaayala5963]

The legal process to remove anyone from Public Housing is a long one. Also people who are mental are protected by PSA making it even harder to evict them!

[@thetruthhasconsequences58]

I could see how a lazy City employee didn't bother about the rent, inspections ,etc..., but her so called "family"?!

[@rosalinaayala5963]

Truth and C@ Listen she eas a mental case so her HA probably didn’t like going there because it wasn’t safe and it’s beyond their payscale to deal with crazy tenants. The HA should call police for a wellness check and document the call because the cops may not bother to come since they don’t like ffinding rotten corpses.

[@moneytalks556]

This is the same story read about of a lady in London, but my thing is for years the housing management didn't go in there

[@v.a.993]

No one complained about the smell of her decomposing body? Even if the windows were open, and it was cold outside, decomposition still would have produced a foul smell...then in the summer months for sure within the first year of death there would have been an odor. So sad for the deceased and her sisters. NYCHA and NYPD ought to be ashamed.

[@checkraiser1000]

Ever smell a NYCHA building?

[@checkraiser1000]

Why not blame the sisters for waiting 18 months to file a missing person report? Your rant leaves that out.

[@williams8953]

Damm that's sad

[@lastdays7855]

No one in the apartment smelled her decaying body?

[@AnneOhn123]

Must be a pretty smelly apartment complex!

[@crisfoster2553]

God help us all

[@evelynjenkins8217]

Rest in peace so sad prayers for her family and loved ones

[@moisdawg]

That is so messed up. Rest in peace May, and shame on you nycha and everyone who put no effort into preventing this.

[@empressvibes4705]

I used to live right up the block 2 buildings down and let me tell you those workers have no emotions /empathy or sympathy when it comes to the residents you have to be well known or a project baby for them to pay you any real attention I couldn’t wait to move from there when I was trying to get an emergency transfer they made me feel like it wasn’t going to happen because I was late on my rent but god had the last say I told him and went thru with the process and never looked back …crazy thing is a man was just found downstairs in my building where I live now badly decomposed they called the fire department and they broke down the door he had a whole stack of packages in front of his door

[@ms.b9866]

My Sincerest Condolences to her Sister's and her Family. May your Sister Rest in Heaven!!! 💜 🕊️. If your sister was receiving any Housing Assistance, she should have been required too recertify yearly and her recertification paperwork should have been completed by a certain date!!!!

[@TRUEROOTS2022]

Wow so thank god the working men on the scaffolding saw her otherwise she’d have been there for another what ? 2 years? Smfh

[@tondoosuuweeta2442]

A tenant hasn’t paid rent in over year and no bells & whistles goes off?!

[@marieang6348]

She wasn't alone she had Jesus...prayers an peace for the family

[@ya1331]

So none of these apartments been checked for anything in years. Repairs welfare nothing. Rip ms.lady I wonder how many more are waiting to be discovered sad careless and cold-blooded 😔

[@bigepurtoricanpapi3103]

A portion of her SSI probably went straight to the rent so they had no reason to check on her… very sad, god bless her soul 🙏

[@SamIAm6]

They said she hadn't paid rent in over a year

[@mariocaballero9307]

Dum smart guy

[@millionmasso]

@@SamIAm6 him and the rest of them miss that part...so they assume she was welfare or ssi to fit their narrative

[@alisalittle817]

@@millionmasso the most ignorant sht ever to think who lives in those buildings

[@Moodboard39]

@@millionmasso or lost her job and collecting unemployment checks

[@streetgainer]

Remember folks there was a looong moratorium on evictions, not to mention courts being closed during most of 2020. So her not paying rent or answering case worker calls would have triggered nothing.

[@booster1469]

The landlord allowed her to owe rent for over a year. How does that work. Everyone failed her. The Sisters should have done more. Welfare check by the state would have police officers there. Something is not right. RIP🙏

[@Moodboard39]

Sigh ....stupid , it was COVID ! There was a rent freeze. Damn, how u not know this ? do you live in Nycha apartments ?

[@dumbassperze4767]

Heart breaking.

[@williewiggins2739]

Nobody cares! SMH This is the reason people act the way they do! When it comes to senseless violence, this equals pain because nobody cares!

[@DonutsOverdose]

that vietnamese woman who shot and killed her kids 2 weeks ago , i checked her facebook and nobody is commenting or putting up a black picture or RIP or anything , its as if nothing happened . its weird asf .

[@Vdub481]

Exactly what I said exactly

[@kashenialoveleverett2748]

WOW!!! 2 years is crazy and it's crazy that no one came to check when the rent wasn't being paid and they had NO contact with her!!! This is so sad!!! RIP!!!

[@Ldogg247]

If I lived there I would stop paying rent immediately. Clearly they don’t evict people smh

[@dannysmith7241]

Shit sound fishy

[@dumbassperze4767]

Police should have broken door down. When no one heard from this women. Should have done a wellness check police do that something is not right with this story

[@shipo2727]

The usually do.... Pct has to request for ESU for wellness check... But no one cared.... Sad..

[@checkraiser1000]

@@shipo2727 ESU will not come for a regular wellness check. There has to be more to break down a door. Perhaps we should question why it took the sisters 18 months to report her missing instead of blaming police.

[@checkraiser1000]

Not exactly how it works.

[@shipo2727]

@@checkraiser1000 not the police fault at all.... Too many questions, your 100 %.. Right..

[@thuggoe]

Thanks for covering this sad story.

[@sexystar9434]

Horrible..terrible....she deserve better then how she was treated.....I am sorry for the sisters lost...

[@joylives_4her668]

I mean 2 years?? It literally took that long for AUTHORITIES to act?? Yeah no that's a bit too long.Unanswered doors,no contact, no visible sightings how long should it take for someone to act? I get that their are laws that are in place to break people's door down amoung other things. Rights of privacy and what not but this case is completely negligent. How sad for her and her family who did try to take measures to locate her.😞May she RIP 🙏 Peace, Love, and my condolences to the family.

[@checkraiser1000]

It took the sisters 18 months to act and report her missing. Did you miss that part?

[@aazavius1]

This is sickening. All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us!

[@alisalittle817]

MJ

[@checkraiser1000]

The sisters reported her missing 18 months later. Since they are also Black, it sounds like your racist narrative doesn't apply to this situation. Complete fail. Have a nice day.

[@gusa8006]

Sad and disheartening. May she RIP 🙏🤲👏

[@k.w.5329]

How heartless. So sad. Changes need to be made.

[@tym3116]

why is everyone had to be so cold these days!...😒😒😒

[@YAH-1]

Evil doers did this horrific act 👹👺 RIP Ma'am 🙏🏾🤎

[@traceygrant3386]

This is absolutely horrific and and unbelievable no one on that floor smelled anything. And the housing worker was supposed to break the lock. This is so sad. My prayers and condolences for her family. Such a terrible way to die alone like that.

[@keetea5256]

The sisters didn’t give a damn either there’s no way I would go a whole year without seeing my sisters not coming to that door

[@aazavius1]

All I hear about NYCHA are horrible things. I haven't heard anything good about them period.

[@litebrite2790]

This is bs because the Stench alone would cause concern. And about the foster sister saying the hospital wouldn't see her definitely I lie. Now I'm not saying she had anything to do with the death but she couldn't even keep a strait face or get the lie out about the hospital won't see the foster sister. Just say you are wasn't fu*cking with her and kept it pushing.

[@joeystillpoppin1173]

RIP .. This is horrendous not even social security noticed she wasn't cashing check's or was someone still cashing check's ?!

[@dawnlee866]

I haven't heard from my Dad for a few days...I'm ready to call the local police where he lives & have them do a well check. I question her sister's as to why didn't they call authorities after not seeing her or getting any response from her in a week or so. Just sad💔😢🙏🏽

[@Brezzingtrulife69]

How was that possible? What about the yearly inspection🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@PHN-2024]

The Peeping Workers though they going to see something interesting and They did. Will the “Family” member now be responsible for the back Rent owed to NYCHA? And more importantly, when will that apartment be available for Rent? You know Dead Rotting Bodies won’t scare potential NYCHA Tenants.

[@kontroversial_kris]

No neighbors smelled the body?? 2 years decaying??? Windows opened for 2 years straight, even during the cold brutal winters, didn’t alarm anyone?? That just goes to show this building must be poorly taken care of and supervised. I hope it wasn’t foul play and they KNEW about the body and opened the window themselves.

[@meeks1201]

This is heartbreaking

[@edwardd.taormina1509]

Didn't the foster sister have a key to her place seeing as how they cared and worried so much?

[@hippiebits2071]

The woman was only 54. Living in a housing unit like that it's reasonable to expect management to have a key. Tragic outcome but these women obviously should have called police for a welfare check. The entire situation is just ridiculous.

[@antmck99]

Management usually have the key no matter what. And we dont know where they lived and how busy they were. And your comment sound sinister

[@sheldonhchambliss1385]

Nycha want they rent so there is no way she was there living are not in nycha trust me

[@wileecoyote5749]

Calm down snappy. Covid times no rent paid

[@carismarichmond8908]

Everyone was allowed to live without paying rent do to covid. Even now that the mandate is lifted people aren't being evicted.

[@_kay990]

@@wileecoyote5749 snappy got it 🤣

[@sassyclassy6408]

No one smelled her decomposition??? Sad way to go!! Literally her death showed how much people cared for her In her life. Very sad

[@borntoraisehell5353]

Wowwwwww!!! I blame her family they should have been persistent! and didn't anyone that lived on that floor smell anything? Why did the landlord check the apartment after they didn't receive rent anymore this is soooooooo weird! 🤢🤮