More than 100 public housing residents on Manhattan's West Side are without gas this holiday season after an attempt to install new ovens resulted in ruptured gas lines. NY1's Zack Fink filed the following report.

Earlier this week, Narcisa Melendez lost gas in her apartment at the Amsterdam Addition Houses on Manhattan's West Side. 

Next weekend, she has seven guests coming for New Year's Eve and won't even be able to cook for them.

"I'm a senior citizen, first of all. I cannot move around and I live on Social Security. I need the stove," she said. "I cannot go out and spend tons of money on dinner for seven people."

She is not alone. More than 100 residents here lost gas when a vendor attempted to install brand-new ovens and the gas lines crumbled.

"NYCHA should have ensured that the valves and the pipes were ready for this installation," said Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal of Manhattan. "They knew months ago that ovens would be coming, and they should have ensured that everything was in top repair to exchange the ovens for new ones."

Last year, the state provided $100 million for NYCHA housing. But instead of giving the money to the city agency, individual Assembly members were given money to use for public housing in their district, which is highly unusual. Some viewed the state's insistence on controlling the money as an attempt to usurp the city, an extension of the feud between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo. 

Rosenthal got $2.3 million for her district, and used $500,000 for improvements here.

In a statement, a NYCHA spokesperson says, "We apologize for the impact this is having on our residents, particularly on the holiday, but we cannot rush this work and put residents at risk. We appreciate their patience as we work to restore service as quickly as possible."

Meanwhile, residents here have been given hot plates. But that's proven tricky for Barry Smith, who is blind.

"It's dangerous," Smith said. "You know, I really need to be careful with that. You know, I'm trying not to burn myself and burn the house down."

"People get depressed around the holidays as it is. This does not make it any better," Melendez said. "This is more depressing than anything else."

Reisdents here say NYCHA told them they will have the gas back on after the new year, but probably not until mid-January. That means they won't be able to cook for themselves or any guests over the Christmas and New Year's holidays.