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Relative of NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ called ‘heartless and inhumane’ by harried tenants in his own building
The scion of one of New York’s most notorious slumlord families is being accused of “heartless and inhumane” management by tenants of an Upper West Side apartment building he owns – just days after a member of the family was indicted over allegations of vile tenant harassment. Residents of 515 Cathedral Parkway believe landlord Fred Ohebshalom has negligently let the building fall into dangerous disrepair, and even tried to drive out longtime regulated tenants so he can hike rent and cash in. “I don’t know where to begin,” said Roger Rubin, 56, longtime tenant of over 30 years, as he tried to...
Park Avenue vacancy rate lower than before pandemic after recent large deals
It’s no secret that some Midtown office corridors are doing better than others. Even so, a new Savills survey contains a remarkable finding: Park Avenue’s current availability rate of 8.9% not only compares favorably to Midtown’s overall 17.6%, but with Park Avenue vacancies in the prehistoric, pre-pandemic fourth quarter of 2019 — when it was 11%. Park Avenue’s fortunes were bolstered by recent large deals we reported first, such as for Stonepeak Partners’ new lease at SL Green’s 245 Park, PJT Partners’ expansion at SLG’s 280 Park, and Sumitomo Corporation’s new lease at the Stahl Organization’s 277 Park. Brooklyn Fare Kitchen & Market opens...
These chain restaurants are closing locations in 2024
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — From TGI Fridays to Boston Market, several chain restaurants have closed their doors on Staten Island in recent years. But this year, a number of chains have announced the closure of select locations across the country, according to Eat This, Not That!, which compiled a list of the 10 chain restaurants which have closed or are in the process of closing locations in 2024.
Fed up With Fires, Explosions and Noise from Scrapyard, Port Liberté Residents File Suit
When Lionel Medina moved with his wife from the Bronx to Port Liberté in 2022, he thought he’d finally found peace and quiet. “It was the place we wanted to spend the rest of our lives.”. His Bronx neighborhood, Riverdale, had grown noisier after the pandemic, with...
Almost 50% of those arrested at Columbia, City College not students
Almost half of the anti-Israel protesters arrested at Columbia University and City College of New York weren’t students, city officials announced on May 2. On April 30, the New York City Police Department arrested 282 individuals who participated in “violent protests and unlawful conduct,” on the two campuses. ”
This N.J. house sold for a record $410K over asking price: ‘It wasn’t just one crazy offer’
It rained like a monsoon, Jennifer McManus of Coldwell Banker Realty, remembers of a recent weekend when she held an open house at a property in Maplewood. At one point, she had to go out to the street and clear leaves from a storm drain so the debris didn’t cause flooding. The homeowners were out of town.
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