Her Mom’s Ashes Went Missing During NYCHA Renovations. They’re Still MIA.
Shortly after Katrina Gorham’s mother died in May 1988, the Gowanus Houses became home. As a child, Gorham moved from California to her grandmother’s apartment in the public housing complex, and her mother’s ashes made the journey, too. Now, 46-year-old Gorham says the remains are nowhere to be found — along with many of her and […]
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