[No. 170 under construction via Yenta Laureate]
Yesterday afternoon, Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and some remaining tenants residing at 170-174 E. Second St. held a press conference to discuss ongoing issues with landlord of nine months Jared Kushner and his management company, Westminster City Living.
DNAinfo's Lisha Arino was there and filed this report:
“The owners of this building need to realize they’re not just accountable to the tenants in this building — they’re accountable to all of us because we care and we’re a community, and they’re accountable to me as the councilwoman of this district,” Mendez said at the press conference, which took place in front of the buildings.
Rent-stabilized tenants in both buildings have complained of poor living conditions and harassment since Kushner took over 170-174 E. Second St. last December.
And!
Brewer called the actions “abhorrent” and said there was no excuse for Kushner and Westminster’s behavior.
A Kushner rep denied the allegations in a statement to DNAinfo.
Read the whole article here.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Inside a classic East Village tenement before the whole building is renovated
Jared Kushner not done buying every walk-up in the East Village
Two East 2nd St. buildings sell for $17.5 million; will new owner still honor Allen Ginsburg?
Tenants claim: Kushner and Westminster want to destroy this building's beautiful garden
Reports outline how Kushner Companies is aggressively trying to empty 170-174 E. 2nd St.
Local politicos join residents of 2 Jared Kushner-owned buildings to speak out about poor living conditions, alleged harassment
Pure lip service.
ReplyDeleteCourtroom is only place this gets any kind of justice. (if lucky)
So you would prefer they had just stayed at home?
ReplyDeleteThis is a step in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteThere could be action taken in court, as 7:35 AM suggests. Going as an organized group is even more effective. These are rent regulated apartments so tenants can also go to the DHCR.
@grump
ReplyDeleteWhat's the difference, results wise?
Way too little way too late from these "public servants".
I think the point of these things is to embarrass Kushner and Westminster Mgmt. And well embarrassed they should be! He bought this building knowing full well that there were long established rent regulated tenants and immediately went on an aggressive offensive to intimidate, harass and vilify the legal tenants.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone really think these landlords are embarrassed by this? These people have no soul and no ethics. The people in politics need to make laws and DO something to protect us instead of just saying.."oh this abhorrent," as if that's doing something.
ReplyDeleteThe aggressive offensive is the point. These buildings are marketed and sold to Kushner and his ilk because of the potential to increase the rent rolls. Its no secret . Why would they be embarrassed? They don't care what anyone thinks. They have plenty of lawyers to handle the mess for them. The first comment was correct. Go to court. Hope for the best.
ReplyDeleteA Kushner rep denying that there's harassment is like Putin denying that there are Russian troops are in the Ukraine.
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