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"I saw her face pressed up against the sunroof, and I just started punching, punching my way through."
While a state and City task force is now investigating the building, it may be too late to preserve these affordable housing units and keep the long-term residents in their homes.
The hotly awaited debut for the new City agency led by the mayor's former field director, Tascha Van Auken.
A YIMBY claps back.
A major new housing study is challenging the idea behind the "abundance agenda."
The Union of Pinnacle Tenants says it wants the City's help in getting Pinnacle eviction cases thrown out, as the slumlord sells 93 of its buildings in April.
The residents of Hayes Court are taking the rare step of asking a housing court judge to appoint a new entity to manage their buildings—which have racked up 505 open housing violations for gas, heat and hot water outages, filthy common areas, and water leaks.
The sale came after a marathon bankruptcy court hearing Thursday.
The administration has again asked a judge to delay the sale of 93 buildings owned by the real estate behemoth Pinnacle.
Landlords, reactionary tabloids, and a high-stakes auction for rent-stabilized buildings.
Not a single New Yorker has had a broker fee refunded so far.
And other housing ideas for the new administration's first 100 days.
Michael Lohan is one of the Peak Capital Advisor principals named in a lawsuit filed by the New York Attorney General.