Steve Croman-inspired bill would block bad landlords from state bank loans
By Suzannah Cavanaugh | December 21, 2021 08:45AM
The holiday spirit was audible outside Steve Croman’s Upper East Side mansion Thursday night, but the carolers weren’t singing...
Steve Croman-inspired bill would block bad landlords from state bank loans
City expands program that bars construction over tenant harassment
By Kathryn Brenzel | October 21, 2021 05:11PM
For another five years, some building owners will need to prove their tenants were not harassed before renovating or...
City expands program that bars construction over tenant harassment
Chelsea Hotel renovation amounted to tenant harassment, city says
TRD Staff | March 10, 2020 09:33AM
BD Hotels’ efforts to renovate the landmark Chelsea Hotel faces a potential roadblock, as the Department of Housing Preservation...
Chelsea Hotel renovation amounted to tenant harassment, city says
Tenant advocates celebrate landlords’ having to pay broker fees
By Eddie Small | February 07, 2020 07:00AM
Broker fees have long been onerous and annoying for New York City apartment hunters, who often find themselves paying...
Tenant advocates celebrate landlords’ having to pay broker fees
Overzealous investigators went too far in pursuit of Brooklyn landlord, appellate court rules
By Rich Bockmann | January 21, 2020 05:10PM
A Brooklyn landlord who served 20 days in jail after pleading guilty to mortgage fraud has successfully had his conviction overturned. Daniel Melamed won...
Overzealous investigators went too far in pursuit of Brooklyn landlord, appellate court rules
Cuomo signs bill to lock up landlords who harass tenants
By Georgia Kromrei | December 03, 2019 02:20PM
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday that makes it easier to incarcerate landlords for tenant harassment. The law...
Cuomo signs bill to lock up landlords who harass tenants
This Brooklyn landlord is accused of harassing tenants, converting vacant units into Airbnbs
TRD Staff | April 17, 2019 10:00AM
It’s a tale of two cities for residents living in three Prospect-Lefferts Gardens buildings. A lawsuit filed this week by 10 tenants at rent-stabilized...
This Brooklyn landlord is accused of harassing tenants, converting vacant units into Airbnbs
“If you love your children, leave the building”: Simon Baron accused of harassing tenant over $3.5M buyout
By Christian Bautista | April 16, 2019 08:30AM
Simon Baron Development, a prominent New York landlord and developer, allegedly threatened a rent-regulated tenant at 166 West 75th Street in the Upper West...
“If you love your children, leave the building”: Simon Baron accused of harassing tenant over $3.5M buyout
It may soon get easier to hit landlords with criminal harassment charges
TRD Staff | April 11, 2019 04:00PM
The state Senate on Wednesday approved legislation that would make it easier for rent-regulated tenants to file criminal harassment...
It may soon get easier to hit landlords with criminal harassment charges
In time for the holidays, former Croman tenants will begin receiving checks
By Meenal Vamburkar | December 13, 2018 05:15PM
UPDATED, Dec. 13, 5:55 p.m.: The first round of payments are being issued to former tenants of infamous landlord...
In time for the holidays, former Croman tenants will begin receiving checks