New York, NY —

Thousands of tenants at 27 housing projects across the city face long waits for their elevators, roofs and heating systems to get fixed. New York's housing authority faces large deficits and is currently using about $100 million set aside for repairs to run day-to-day operations.

REPORTER: The hardest hit development is the Throgs Neck Houses, where repairs to brickwork have been postponed. The project was supposed to cost $28 million. Bronx Councilman James Vacca says the work is badly needed.

VACCA: Many tenants are getting water leaks in their apartments in their walls causing mildew and mold concerns and this was a capital project that we were looking forward to that had been long planned that would have addressed many of those issues.

REPORTER: The Public Housing Authority says it hired an architectural firm to examine its properties and help determine which renovations to do first. Spokesman Howard Marder says all the projects will be completed eventually.