Heating up goodwill in Bronx
President Hugo Chavez may be a pariah in Washington, but the U.S. arm of Venezuela’s state oil company loaded up a truck of heating oil for poor New Yorkers in the South Bronx.
The heating oil program, which provides a one-time delivery of 100 gallons to low-income Americans, will donate 45 million gallons, or more than $100 million worth, of heating oil to more than 200,000 families in 23 states this winter, according to Citgo.
A small crowd of Bronx residents dismissed the political spat and said the Citgo program served a good purpose.
“We can’t get $1 for anything from an American oil company, let alone for heating oil,” Vicente Alba said.
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