Author Archives: Daniel Fitzsimmons
Thoughts on oligarchy
Is it disingenuous to not think of the United States as an oligarchy when the brother of a former president (their dad was also a former president) has a decent chance of being our next president, as does the wife of a … Continue reading
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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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Naming the wrong names
Scrolling through my Twitter feed today I saw a tweet from Public Advocate Letitia James touting her new NYC Landlords Watchlist, which names the 100 worst landlords in the city. The list is compiled using building violation data from the … Continue reading →