Heating or Eating? Locals Struggle with Utility Bills as ConEd Proposes Rate Hike

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Heating or Eating? Locals Struggle with Utility Bills as ConEd Proposes Rate Hike

Hell’s Kitchen residents, already struggling to pay soaring bills during a cold winter, are raising the alarm as New York City’s electricity and gas utility provider Con Edison proposes a double-digit rate rise.A recent rally in Albany for the NY Heat Act. Photo: Renewable Energy NowFor Jasmin Elydia Medina, who has lived with her two children and partner in a rent-subsidized apartment in the neighborhood since 2021, the monthly ConEd bill durin…