8:36 AM EDT on March 25, 2026 In the ongoing battle to save one of the last remaining single-room occupancy buildings in the East Village, tenants have won a three-year reprieve thanks to an unusual move by the City’s Department of Housing
By Ben Kochman Published March 12, 2026, 4:36 p.m. ET The landlord of a squalid, mouse-and-roach-filled South Bronx apartment building has been ordered to pay a whopping $2.17 million fine and finally make repairs, city officials announced Thursday. Seth Miller —
“If you get up in the morning and just put your hand on the dining room table that’s by the window you can feel the grit on your hand,” said Kimberly Comes, President of the Redfern Houses Residents Association.
Paula Segal, an attorney with TakeRoot Justice supporting Redfern residents, said the open-ended timeline undermines the law’s intent and leaves residents in limbo.
This is life-changing work that we all agree is necessary to keep New York families safe, housed, and together. Yet, year after year, the city becomes increasingly late in making contract payments. Co-authored by Interim Executive Director Keriann Pauls.
A survey of more than 200 homeless individuals by two grassroots groups found that just a quarter of those surveyed reported having Wi-Fi in their shelter.
The task force should return to its mandate and propose meaningful alternatives. That includes prioritizing early intervention in the foreclosure process and allowing city agencies—not private speculators—to step in.
To the tenants and their attorneys at TakeRoot Justice, demolition of communal spaces, eviction attempts, and landlord's claim that they need to vacate for him to make repairs are all part of an effort to get residents to move out.
The city owes at least $1 billion to nonprofits for more than 7,000 unpaid invoices, according to a new report.
Tenants at 552 Dean St. say their homes have been covered in mold, leaks and pests for years.
