On Sunday, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. took to Twitter to highlight deplorable trash conditions at the Sotomayor Houses in Soundview.

"These are disgusting, unacceptable conditions that foster rats and vermin infestations. This needs to be cleaned ASAP," wrote Diaz.  

NY1 then reached out to the New York City Housing Authority about the trash.

A NYCHA spokesperson told NY1 that they had deployed workers to clean up the trash after hearing about the situation.

The trash build up is believed to have occured because of a malfunction with the machines which facilitate trash hauling. 

“While we usually see more trash build up after the holidays, this is unacceptable, and staff are on-site now cleaning the area. We are also coordinating an immediate pick up,” said a NYCHA spokesperson.