Chemical fumes coming from 133 Street and Jamaica Avenue is making residents sick.
311 complaints were made, but residents still got no answer nor relief. Candidate for City Council in 2023
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Theft rising in Forest Hills
“It was never this bad,” residents said. Besides packages and catalytic converters, motorcycle was stolen, several houses were broken into. Has any thief ever been caught and prosecuted under Bail Reform? Many residents had to beg the police to write up a report. Residents should be able to self report, and have statistics compiled by…
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Revisiting Local Law 11: NYC Façade Inspection & Safety Program (FISP)
RCNY §103-04 rules. A shareholder in Forest Hills complained that his 200-unit, 7-floor coop paid $250,000 last cycle to a Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector. Report was “SWARMP”. The current cycle has the same designation, but the cost tripled to $750,000. Another 130-unit coop in Kew Gardens had one brick off, and its shareholders need to…
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Brief History of NYC Legal Right to Shelter
Callahan v. Carey (1979) lawsuit by Robert Hayes, co-founder of Coalition for the Homeless, mandated adequate provision for housing single men of “all of the destitute and homeless alcoholics, addicts, mentally impaired derelicts, flotsam and jetsam, and others during the winter months.” The suit asked for 750 beds. The Constitution of the State of New…
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NYCHA Code Violations are not known, but yours are!
“(F)or the city’s 400,000 public housing residents, whose code violation histories remain invisible.” Check out yours here. Candidate for City Council in 2023
Candidate for City Council in 2023
110-34 67 Drive: Abandoned lot?
A single-family 7,370 sf detached home was approved in 2008. Lot sits vacant since with overgrown grass. Neighbors are still in contact with owner. Candidate for City Council in 2023
Candidate for City Council in 2023
Homeless: Obnoxious vs. Needy
Do they need help? Do they want help? I am empathetic of those who are considerate, but not of those who feel they own the street. Candidate for City Council in 2023
Candidate for City Council in 2023
Intro 1144-2023: Landlords must advertise names of incumbents upon lease signing or renewal
“We want more thoughtfulness from landlords as they rent out to folks,” according to sponsor, Councilwoman Jennifer Gutiérrez. Politicians come and go; landlords stay. How many versions of political names will there be during lifetime of a lease. What if tenant is non-resident or non-voter, will those elected officials act attentively? “Covered elected officials” include…
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Dilapidated eyesore at 94-31 120 Street
The owner does not live here, and avoids penalties by changing its corporate ownership in 2021. Did the City failed the owner when she applied for work permit in 2016? Candidate for City Council in 2023
Candidate for City Council in 2023
Honesty is not the best policy when it comes to NYC Department of Buildings!
House was built in 1915, and it has no Certificate of Occupancy on file. Current owners bought the house in 2001, and did not do alteration nor construction to the property. A “work without permit” complaint was filed last year against the property and five other properties on the same block. Knowing no work was…
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