Anjappar restaurant at 116 Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Image Credit: Google Maps.
A Manhattan restaurant received health inspection during busy hour which resulted in five summonses with $900 penalties in total. Anjappar is an Indian cuisine restaurant located at 116 Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. On July 3, 2018, while the restaurant was preparing a large order, an inspector from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene made an unannounced visit. The inspector observed in Anjappar’s kitchen near an operating stove approximately eight pounds of cooked chicken in metal containers at room temperature. The inspector tested the meat and found it was above the required temperature. The inspector also observed that the waste pipe connected to a dishwasher was contaminated by accumulated grease, and that water leaking from an air conditioner was being improperly disposed of in a bucket on the kitchen floor. (read more…)
Broadway Hotel and Hostel in Manhattan. Image Credit: CityLand
Broadway Hotel sued New York City claiming the Airbnb law was unconstitutional. The City served a summons on the Broadway Hotel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for illegal transient occupancy. The New York City Airbnb law prohibited a class A dwelling from renting out rooms on a temporary basis. The City alleged that the Hotel was a Class A dwelling and was therefore prohibited from renting out rooms on a temporary basis for any period less than 30 days. (read more…)
John Burns, Anthony Crowell, Stanley Brezenoff, and Ross Sandler at the 161st CityLaw Breakfast and Fifth Annual Civic Fame Awards.
At this morning’s 161st CityLaw Breakfast and Fifth Annual Civic Fame Award Presentation, we honored Stanley Brezenoff and OATH. The Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings and Brezenoff have played a large role in the City and are both celebrating 40 years of service to the City this year. The Breakfast began with introductory remarks from New York Law School Dean Anthony Crowell, with awards presented by Professor Ross Sandler, Director of the Center for New York City Law. (read more…)
Dean Anthony W. Crowell and
Professor Ross Sandler, Director
cordially invite you to the 161st CityLaw Breakfast
Featuring Speaker
Stanley Brezenoff, Former First Deputy Mayor
Speaking on:
40 Years: The Evolution of New York City Government From Fiscal Crisis to Thriving City with Social Mission Intact
Civic Fame Award Honorees:
Stanley Brezenoff
Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) 40th Anniversary
Date
Friday, April 26, 2019 (read more…)
475 Kent Avenue in Brooklyn. Image credit: Google Maps.
Loft tenant counted terrace/balcony to reach statutory minimum of 400 square feet. David Coventry rented unit 1109 of a loft building located at 475 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn. Coventry applied for coverage and protection under the Loft Law. The owner of 475 Kent Avenue opposed, arguing that unit 1109 measured less 400 square feet, the minimum size required to be covered by the Loft Law. Coventry responded that unit 1109 would meet the 400 square foot threshold if the exterior terrace/balcony were included in the calculation. The parties stipulated that the interior space was less than 400 square feet and submitted the issue of coverage to OATH. (read more…)
Homeowner failed to remove snow from the sidewalk within the allotted four-hour time frame. Sanitation on March 15, 2017 at 10:49 p.m. charged Chen Nimchuk Jing with failing to remove snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of her premises. The summons stated that there was no attempt to salt, sand or shovel a path for pedestrians, and the snow storm had officially ended on March 14, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. The Administrative Code requires property owners to remove snow or ice from their adjacent sidewalks within four hours after the snow ceases to fall except when the snow ceases between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (read more…)
