Monthly Archives: May 2014
Landlord vs. Tenant, This Time On The U.W.S.
Did Lynda Engstrom’s apartment really need an electrical upgrade? This story was originally published May 28, 2014, in the West Side Spirit. Lynda Engstrom is 73, a widowed daughter of Holocaust survivors who lives in a prewar building at 89th … Continue reading
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Remembering that day
Impressions from first responders seeing the 9/11 Memorial Museum for the first time. This story was originally published May 22, 2014, in Our Town Downtown. Retired NYPD detective Rose Colon hasn’t been back to Ground Zero since September 11, 2001. … Continue reading
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Air BnB-eware
Increasing number of eviction proceedings stemming from use of apartment-sharing websites. This story was originally published May 14, 2014, in Our Town, Our Town Downtown and the West Side Spirit. Many New Yorkers have probably noticed the apartment-sharing startup Air BnB … Continue reading
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Unequal Access Rankles Tenants
Another Upper West Side building denying rent-regulated tenants access to amenities. This story was originally published May 4 in the West Side Spirit. In another example of high-end buildings giving some low-rate renters short shrift, rent-regulated tenants at 845 West … Continue reading
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Speaking of #fail
I’m going to unpack this tweet I made earlier today, mostly because it doesn’t make sense without context (140 characters, sorry) and because the column in question is frustrating insofar as it relates to Occupy Wall Street (lol remember that?). I … Continue reading →