Justice delayed is justice denied
Emmanuel Polanco and Sterling Baez, husband and wife, rake in $500K while the 20 some Dominican Republic teachers victimized could not go home. Why is New York taxpayers continue to reward wrong doers?
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Flea market and car wash at 107 Street near Jamaica Avenue
Are these businesses licensed or registered? Can the flea market lady stay out all night late in the evening? Are their operation a health hazard?
LinkNYC’s 5G Towers
LinkNYC started less than 10 years ago to provide free wireless access. As part of its build out structure, it won a contract to build 5G Towers. A 5G explanation. Congressman Jerrold Nadler has asked FCC to stop construction at historical neighborhoolds.
The new 5-year UFT Contract will add $6.4B
According to Comptroller’s office, Department of Education gets $31.5 billion in 2022, so the new contract will add 20% more pay for the same 120,000 teachers!
Yes, Gov. Hochul cut Con Ed rate increase by 60%, while your current bill will increase!
That is the title of the press release on July 20, regarding the Con Edison rate increase. Put it another way: the Rent Guideline Board did a phenomenal job in June by CUTTING rent-stabilized New Yorkers lease increase request by 70% versus the proposed 15.75% 2-year lease increase. “The need for revenue increases for the…
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?
2 houses, 2 owners; 1 lot divided down the middle
The 100′ x 80′ lot on Burns Street was divided in half in 2015 due to mortgage default. The side owned by the original owner is maintained as best as she could, but the other side is dilapidated. Since the divided property is still technically one lot, owner continues to pay 100% of the real…
Housing for 3 out of 2,000 is “indisputably successful” per City Hall
Department of Homeless Services spent $61.4 million to clear 2,308 homeless people and their encampments from March 21, 2022 to November 30, 2022 were able to place only 3 in housing. In Comptroller Brad Lander’s audit report, homeless activities resumed at 31% of those sites.
$6.85M Voter Guide Mistake!
Less than 4 weeks out, NYC Campaign Finance Board sent out 3.5 million voter information guide with errors galore! Who is responsible? Who is to pay for the error? How is the error being corrected? How is the public notified? Queens version.
Lead-based Paint: Local Law 1 of 2004; Local Law 66 of 2019; and Local Law 31 of 2020…
NYC HPD Page. Local Law 66/2019 changed lead paint definition threshold from 1 mg/cm2 to 0.5 mg/cm2. XRF instrument is required. Conducting XRF testing in all units is required and must be documented by all property owners of pre-1960 rental housing, and in all housing built 1960-1978 where the owner has knowledge of lead-based paint,…