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Residents of the troubled Thames River Apartments in New London gathered tonight to speak out on the squalid, unsanitary and unacceptable living conditions in this low-income housing complex. The apartments, at 48 Crystal Avenue, are so dilapidated, crime-ridden and unhealthy the federal government has threatened to take them and the entire New London Housing Authority over.

Tenants of the complex have sued the Housing Authority, the City of New London and various city employees for putting them at risk, on a daily basis, of serious injury, illness and death. The tenants, including one who slipped on urine in a stairwell and suffered serious, permanent injuries to her head and arm, call the Thames River Apartments unfit for human habitation.

Their attorney, Robert I. Reardon, Jr. says, These conditions are deplorable and they’re only getting worse. The City of New London has promised, time and again, to clean up the mess they’ve created. But, there have been no significant improvements at the Thames River Apartments since we filed our lawsuit two years ago.

Attorneys from The Reardon Law Firm led the forum tonight to allow residents to discuss their concerns and learn more about the pending lawsuit.