When we last checked in with the Bushwick Community Plan that stakeholders are formulating for the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood, Antonio Reynoso and Rafael Espinal were…
LES Landlord Sami Mahfar Settles Tenant Harassment Case
The State Attorney General has reached a settlement with Sassan “Sami” Mahfar, the embattled landlord accused of illegally harassing tenants of his Lower East Side…
East Village Landlord’s Ice Cream Social Gets a Chilly Reception
It’s hard to imagine how anyone could get pissed off about ice cream. It’s pretty delicious stuff on its own, but when ice cream comes free,…
Landlord Steve Croman Charged With Criminal Fraud and Pushing Out Tenants
Just a month ago we followed faith leaders and tenants as they tried to meet their landlord, Steve Croman of 9300 Realty (and honoree on The Village…
East Village Tenants Say ‘Enough Is Enough’ to Alleged Predatory Landlord
Karen Platt has been channeling her frustrations through the satisfying scrape of chalk across concrete. After years of living with dust, noise, and health hazards…