Daniel Ohebshalom’s two Washington Heights rentals, 705 and 709 W. 170th St., where there are 453 open violations, according to data from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. ( Google Maps) NYC’s “Worst Landlord” Returns to Rikers Daniel Ohebshalom—the number one “Worst Landlord” on the New York City Public Advocate’s watchlist for two consecutive years—is... News 30 Sep 2024 | 04:53
The Fifth Avenue Hotel at Fifth Avenue and 28th Street is housed in a building originally constructed for a bank in 1907. An adjoining 23-story tower was constructed for the site’s transformation into a hotel. ( Photo by Transpoman (Licensed under CC BY 4.0) Threat of Foreclosure Looms Over the Fifth Avenue Hotel Foreclosure proceedings have been initiated against the owners of Fifth Avenue Hotel, just 10 months after its grand opening,... News 20 Aug 2024 | 04:00
Gary Tomei (from left), Ronnie Sholom, Adrienne Viscio and Michael Pollack speak at CaringKind headquarters on April 19, during a “To Whom I May Concern” storytelling event. ( Courtesy of CaringKind) To Whom I May Concern: Coping with Alzheimer’s, one tale at a time On a Friday afternoon this April, Michael Pollack, a 73-year-old man with close-cropped white hair and rounded glasses, sat... Features 11 Jun 2024 | 01:59
Clockwise: Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle Christian Mission in Harlem, St. Paul’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chelsea, Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum on the Lower East Side, and St. Peter’s Chelsea. ( Photo credits, clockwise: Ebenezer Gospel Tabernacle Christian Mission’s Facebook page, Jim Naureckas via Wikimedia Commons, Ajay Suresh via Wikimedia Commons, Beyond My Ken via Wikimedia Commons.) Four Sacred Sites in Manhattan Receive Renovation Grants The New York Landmarks Conservancy has pledged a total of $81,750 in “Sacred Sites Grants” to four religious properties in... News 03 Jun 2024 | 04:11
The exterior of the CVS store at 253 First Ave. in Downtown Manhattan. ( Photo by Keith J. Kelly) Downtown Manhattan’s Only 24-Hour Pharmacy Cuts Hours The CVS at 253 First Ave., which had a pharmacy and front store that operated around the clock, has cut its business hours,... News 20 May 2024 | 03:24
Photos presented by the Manhattan DA’s office show collapsed ceilings, broken front door locks and dilapidated halls in Daniel Ohebshalom’s East Village, Hell’s Kitchen, and Washington Heights buildings. ( Photo: Manhattan District Attorney’s Office) NYC’s ‘Worst Landlord,’ Daniel Ohebshalom, Is Charged with Tenant Harassment by D.A. New York City slumlord Daniel Ohebshalom, who is currently jailed on Rikers Island, has been hit with a new set of criminal... News 06 May 2024 | 02:04
Yayun Li, 68, worked 24-hour shifts as a home care aide for 18 years. “It was so hard, I don’t have the words to describe it. I didn’t eat well. I didn’t sleep well,” she said. ( By Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) Home Care Aides Stage Hunger Strike, Demanding Ban on 24-Hour Shifts On March 20, 24 home care aides and labor advocates camped out in front of City Hall and launched a six-day hunger strike... Home 03 Apr 2024 | 11:48
A Link5G tower installed in Brooklyn. Preservationists in Manhattan on the Upper East Side and Greenwich Village have argued that the 5G towers are needlessly large and visually incompatible with their historic neighborhoods. ( Photo by Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Link5G Redesign a Possibility, Says Chief Technology Officer LinkNYC’s metallic, 32-foot-tall 5G towers have faced no shortage of backlash since they were first announced in 2022—especially... Home 25 Mar 2024 | 04:58
The exterior of 705 and 709 W. 170th St., two Washington Heights buildings owned by Daniel Ohebshalom, where tenants have at times lived without heat, hot water, and electricity, and instead with leaks, mold, chipped lead paint and roach and rodent infestations. ( Image from Google Street View) NYC’s ‘Worst Landlord’ is in Jail. What Led Up to His Arrest? Daniel Ohebshalom is currently serving a 60-day jail sentence on Rikers Island after turning himself in to New York City... News 25 Mar 2024 | 01:18
Protestors at a rally during the summer held photos which they said documented years of neglect and horrendous conditions inside buildings owned by the city’s “worst landlord,” Daniel Ohebshalom. ( Photo by Priyanka Rajput) NYC’s ‘Worst Landlord’ is Finally Arrested, Taken to Rikers Island Daniel Ohebshalom, New York City’s “worst landlord” for two consecutive years, has been arrested, Straus News has learned.... News 24 Mar 2024 | 02:05
Assemblymember Grace Lee delivers a speech on Centre Street, outside of Chung Pak and the Manhattan Detention Complex demolition site, while surrounded by elected officials and community advocates. ( Photo by Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) Calls to Halt Construction of Chinatown Jail After Cracks Discovered in Senior Home For much of the week, from morning till evening, Chung Pak shakes with the intensity of an earthquake, according to a resident... News 19 Mar 2024 | 03:37
Some demonstrators customized their rain gear with protest demands. The watermelon, which bears the black, green, and red colors of the Palestinian flag, has become a familiar symbol at Palestinian protests. ( Photo by Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) Pro-Palestine Protestors Demand a Gaza Cease-Fire Thousands of protestors gathered in Washington Square Park and under heavy rain on March 2 and marched to mid-town calling... Voices 10 Mar 2024 | 02:19
Plumbing installation in the Long Island Railroad concourse at Penn Station in 2019. ( Photo by MTA Capital Construction Mega Projects [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons.) Wee the People: These Bills Aim to Fix New York’s Toilet Access Problem “It shouldn’t be this hard to find a bathroom when you need one.” Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine shared this familiar... News 09 Mar 2024 | 06:22
The roped-off entrance to the public adult restroom in the basement of Jefferson Market Library on Feb. 17. ( Photo by Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) A Broken Porcelain Throne in the People’s Palace The Jefferson Market branch of the New York Public Library was once voted as one of the most beautiful buildings in the United... News 27 Feb 2024 | 09:42
Maxine Hoover, curator of “Generations: Street Art to Classical Masters,” with her works at Anderson Contemporary. ( Photo by Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) A Multi-Generational Art Exhibit Dazzles at DT Show In the airy, sleek atrium plaza of a Seaport office tower, a new art exhibit featuring the works of 11 artists spanning five... News 26 Feb 2024 | 10:12
