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    Bathtub accommodation denied

    CityLaw  •  Accommodations  •  Astoria, Queens

    31-14 42nd Street, Astoria. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    Elderly tenant sought lower tub or walk-in shower. Raquel Nuredin is an 87-year-old tenant of a rent-controlled apartment building located at 31-14 42nd Street in Astoria, Queens owned by Koufa Reality. Nuredin has a claw foot tub in her apartment and is unable to use her tub because she cannot safely enter or exit due to her advanced age. (more…)

    Date: 12/30/2022
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    Advertising sign claim denied

    CityLaw  •  Notice  •  Astoria, Queens

    24-59 32nd Street, Astoria. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    Building owner challenged loss of advertising rights. In 1998, Astoria Landing purchased an existing four-story apartment building located in a residential zone at 24-59 32nd Street in Astoria, Queens. The building’s previous owner had obtained a permit to display commercial advertisements and begun to display advertisements in the 1940s. In 1961, the City adopted new zoning rules which banned the display of advertisements in residential areas. In 1981, the Department of Buildings erroneously renewed the previous owner’s permit. After the purchase of the building in 1998, Astoria Landing continued to display commercial advertisements. (more…)

    Date: 12/30/2021
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    Occasional Profiles of Former City Law Fellows: Frank St. Jacques ‘11

    CityLand Profiles, CityLaw

    Frank St. Jacques.

    While in college at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Frank St. Jacques dreamed that one day he would live in New York City. He did not know then that it would ultimately lead him to becoming a land use attorney at a national law firm, Akerman LLP. (more…)

    Date: 01/16/2019
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    City not liable for tree root injury

    CityLaw  •  Torts  •  Astoria, Queens

    23-21 33rd Road, Astoria. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    Man tripped on a sidewalk that was raised because of growing tree roots. On March 5, 2017, Konstantinos Gallis tripped and fell on a raised part of a sidewalk adjacent to 23-21 33rd Road, Queens. Tree roots had raised the sidewalk and allegedly caused the trip. (more…)

    Date: 01/02/2023
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    421-a Property Tax Process Renewed

    CityLaw  •  Agency News  •  Citywide

    NYC HPD

    The revised Section 421-a offers new opportunities for affordable housing. The 421-a property tax exemption began in 1971 as an incentive for developers to develop badly needed housing in New York City. When the real estate market rebounded in the 80s, the program was amended to condition tax abatements on the construction of affordable housing units. The program expired in June 2016. In its place, the State Legislature passed the “Affordable New York” program in 2017. (more…)

    Tags : 421-a, housing, New York City Property Tax, property tax, RPTL 421-a
    Date: 03/07/2018
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