The daughter of the Elmhurst man killed when he was pushed onto the subway tracks of a Midtown station in December is suing the MTA, according to reports. Ki Suck Han’s 20-year-old daughter, Ashley, filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday. Han, 58, was struck by a Brooklyn bound “R” train on December 3 at [...]
The family of the Flushing man tragically killed by a felled tree during Sandy plans to sue the city after they said they fought in vain for at least a decade to get the towering threat removed, legal sources said. A notice of claim has been filed on behalf of Tony Laino, 29, who was [...]
Management officials at a Sunnyside apartment complex are facing a federal lawsuit for racial discrimination after they allegedly snubbed three African-Americans from renting apartments. NASA Real Estate Corporation — which owns the 41-41 46th Street building — and superintendent Irfan Bekdemir are being sued for allegedly lying to three African-Americans, claiming no apartments were available [...]
A dark horse candidate in the 6th District Congressional race was a long way from succumbing to the political slaughterhouse, but soon-to-be revealed results could mean a one-way ticket to the glue factory. According to Dr. Robert Mittman — who is considered a longshot out of four democratic primary runners — the State Supreme Court [...]
Livery cabs have received the green light to begin picking up street hails, a decision that has many yellow taxi drivers red in the face. The decision was passed 7-2 by the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission on Thursday, April 19. “We’re seeing the birth of a wholly new service today that will allow communities [...]
Fifteen more families in apartment complexes throughout Jamaica have joined the fight against their landlord, who they said constantly harasses them for money. In December 2011, tenants of 90-36 149th Street filed suit against Zara Realty, which manages the building complex. Among the host of complaints, the tenants alleged unfair and repeated rent increases and [...]
Tenants in one apartment complex in Jamaica have filed suit against their landlord, alleging unfair and repeated rent increases and a laundry list of basic repairs left disregarded. “A lot of people are moving out of the building,” said Nelson Lopez, a tenant in the complex located at 90-36 149th Street. “Some people just can’t [...]
