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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Daily NYC campaign updates: State Sen. Liz Krueger endorses Brad Hoylman-Sigal
State Sen. Liz Krueger has endorsed Brad Hoylman-Sigal for Manhattan borough president. Krueger cited his record in Albany on tenants' rights, his opposition of casinos in Manhattan and stance against anti-Jewish hate as why she's throwing her weight behind him. 'He's been an extraordinarily effective legislator and I know as Borough President he'll be a great advocate for all of us who call Manhattan home,' Krueger said. 'I'm thrilled to have the endorsement of one of New York's greatest champions for reproductive freedom, climate action, and government accountability,' Hoylman-Sigal said. 'Senator Krueger represents the best of the Manhattan's East Side and it's an honor to have Liz as part of our growing coalition of support.' Hoylman-Sigal's running against current Councilmember Keith Powers for the seat.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal combined units to create his Manhattan co-op
State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal has long spoken out about the need for more units to address New York City's affordable housing crisis — but has consolidated multiple homes in a pricey co-op to create a multi-million dollar apartment for himself. Between 2006 and 2016, Hoylman-Sigal and his husband combined three Greenwich Village apartments to form their 2,000-square-foot pad. There is no market value listed for the apartment, though with three bedrooms and three baths, the sale price would likely be in the millions. Hoylman-Sigal is an advocate for tenants' rights, slamming rent increases for rent-stabilized tenants and speaking out about the city's low vacancy rate. He is currently running for Manhattan borough president against Keith Powers, a current city councilmember. On a 2019 podcast, Hoylman-Sigal, who represents much of the west side of Manhattan, talked to host Jason Haber, a real estate entrepreneur, about the city's affordable housing problem. Haber said that consolidating units chips away at the city's housing stock and brought up an example of a wealthy New Yorker who combined nine apartments to form a single huge luxury home. Hoylman-Sigal agreed, explaining it makes financial sense for ultra-wealthy Manhattanites to buy multiple occupied units and merge them into mansions. He lamented this practice would force more rent-stabilized tenants out of their homes. 'On my block alone, on 10th Street, there's a software entrepreneur who's combining not one, not two, but three townhouses,' Hoylman-Sigal said, in an apparent reference to Sean Parker, a Facebook co-founder. 'It may be one of the largest townhouses in the Village by the time he's through with it. And I can't imagine to think how many families were pushed out of that residence over the years when he assembled this massive property. So it's a sad reality.' Parker's combination of the three mansions made headlines in 2016, although it does not appear he pushed any tenants out with his purchases. Hoylman-Sigal told the Daily News this week he had been referring to so-called 'Frankensteining,' or loopholes in rent stabilization laws that allowed landlords to combine or change apartments in order to hike rents up or push tenants out. That loophole was closed at the end of 2023 with the passage of legislation in Albany. Caroline Crowell, Hoylman-Sigal's campaign manager, cited his record on housing. 'In 2024, he helped secure more than 500 additional units of supportive and affordable housing in his senate district — in that same period, his opponent secured a paltry nine units in his council district,' Crowell said. 'The idea that the apartment he and his husband own in the Village has anything to do with Brad's record on increasing affordable housing is an absurd political hit.' The state senator also said he does not currently reside in the apartment, as he moved last year due to redistricting that shifted the bounds of the 47th District, which he represents.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Manhattan borough prez candidate tied to rodent-infested Maryland complex with over 1,600 violations – while being a tenant advocate
The family of a Manhattan borough president candidate owns a Maryland housing complex that has racked up 1,600 violations for rodent infestations, mold and other disturbing issues, records show. Democrat Brad Hoylman-Sigal, an advocate for tenants rights endorsed by the Tenants political action committee, is tied by marriage to the 457-unit Windsor Court and Tower Apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland — whose management firm has filed hundreds of 'failure to pay' eviction notices. Hoylman-Sigal, who is now serving in the state Senate, is facing East Side Councilman Keith Powers in a Democratic Party primary for borough president after opposing rent hikes and evictions. The candidate's husband, David Sigal, has an ownership stake in three apartment complexes in Maryland and Virginia, including the troubled Windsor Court which has continually been cited by the Maryland of Department of Housing — with 246 violations in 2022 alone, according to the candidate's financial disclosures and a Post review of public records. The figures include 202 entries for rat, mice rats bedbugs infestation, 67 for roach infestation and 128 for mold, records show. Tenants have complained on Yelp about conditions 'The place is INFESTED with roaches and rats. It's worse than some parts of NY,' one tenant wrote in 2021. 'mice have been jumping all over our furniture and on my NEW BORN BABIES belongings. DISGUSTING!!! my daughter has been getting rashes and to find out that the mice crawls where i nap her is frustrating,' one resident wrote in 2023. One reviewer in 2022 even joked that, 'Arguably, the rodent population are residents at Windsor apartments.' Tenants complained about public safety issues, including the presence of 'vagrants' and 'thieves' in 2023 and 2024. Lawyers for the manager of the properties also filed 700 'failure to pay notices' against tenants of Windsor Court over the past decade in Rockville, Maryland District Court — including 262 n 2024, 160 in 2023, and 113 in 2022. There have been 89 noticed filed in 2025 so far, records show. David Sigal was listed as having a 25% ownership interest in the Windsor Court complex, according to the senator's 2024 financial statement filed with state Commision on Ethics and Lobbying in Government. But Hoylman-Sigal said that was an error. It was actually a 2.5% ownership in the apartment complex, as it had been listed in prior years. The filing included a 1.5% ownership in the Beacon Hill apartment complex in Alexandria, Virginia and a 1.97% ownership in an apartment building in Falls Church, Virginia. Hoylman-Sigal reported income between $30,000 and $110,000 from the properties in 2023. One veteran Big Apple tenant leader rapped Hoylman-Sigal, saying he should practice what he preaches. 'If you want my 2.5 cents as a longtime tenant leader, community advocate, and dedicated community liaison, I don't think anyone who's profiting from being a slumlord should be able to run for office where housing is the top issue facing middle and low income residents,' said Alicia Barksdale, a 3333 Broadway Tenants Association Leader. A spokesperson for the candidate insisted he's no slumlord. 'Brad's husband has a passive, 2.5% ownership interest in a housing development in Maryland over which he has no involvement or control,' a campaign spokesperson said. 'Due to a typographical error, the ownership interest was listed as 25% on Brad's public financial disclosure that will be corrected. 'Brad has never wavered on his conviction that tenants' rights are important and must be protected — whether they're in New York or Maryland,' the spokesperson went on. 'He has proven that in the Senate, where he has championed the cause of tenant protection and affordable housing. And he will continue to do so as borough president.'
New York Post
20-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Manhattan borough prez candidate tied to rodent-infested Maryland complex with over 1,600 violations – while being a tenant advocate
The family of a Manhattan borough president candidate owns a Maryland housing complex that has racked up 1,600 violations for rodent infestations, mold and other disturbing issues, records show. Democrat Brad Hoylman-Sigal, an advocate for tenants rights endorsed by the Tenants political action committee, is tied by marriage to the 457-unit Windsor Court and Tower Apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland — whose management firm has filed hundreds of 'failure to pay' eviction notices. Hoylman-Sigal, who is now serving in the state Senate, is facing East Side Councilman Keith Powers in a Democratic Party primary for borough president after opposing rent hikes and evictions. 4 Holyman-Sigal is currently going up against East Side Councilman Keith Powers in the Democratic Party primary for Manhattan borough president. Hans Pennink 4 State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, an advocate for tenants' rights who is running for Manhattan borough president and has family ownership in a Maryland housing complex was slapped with hundreds of housing code violations. Google Maps The candidate's husband, David Sigal, has an ownership stake in three apartment complexes in Maryland and Virginia, including the troubled Windsor Court which has continually been cited by the Maryland of Department of Housing — with 246 violations in 2022 alone, according to the candidate's financial disclosures and a Post review of public records. The figures include 202 entries for rat, mice rats bedbugs infestation, 67 for roach infestation and 128 for mold, records show. Tenants have complained on Yelp about conditions 'The place is INFESTED with roaches and rats. It's worse than some parts of NY,' one tenant wrote in 2021. 4 Tenants complained about public safety issues, including the presence of 'vagrants' and 'thieves' in 2023 and 2024. Google Maps 'mice have been jumping all over our furniture and on my NEW BORN BABIES belongings. DISGUSTING!!! my daughter has been getting rashes and to find out that the mice crawls where i nap her is frustrating,' one resident wrote in 2023. One reviewer in 2022 even joked that, 'Arguably, the rodent population are residents at Windsor apartments.' Tenants complained about public safety issues, including the presence of 'vagrants' and 'thieves' in 2023 and 2024. Lawyers for the manager of the properties also filed 700 'failure to pay notices' against tenants of Windsor Court over the past decade in Rockville, Maryland District Court — including 262 n 2024, 160 in 2023, and 113 in 2022. There have been 89 noticed filed in 2025 so far, records show. David Sigal was listed as having a 25% ownership interest in the Windsor Court complex, according to the senator's 2024 financial statement filed with state Commision on Ethics and Lobbying in Government. But Hoylman-Sigal said that was an error. It was actually a 2.5% ownership in the apartment complex, as it had been listed in prior years. 4 A spokesperson for the candidate insisted he's no slumlord. Getty Images The filing included a 1.5% ownership in the Beacon Hill apartment complex in Alexandria, Virginia and a 1.97% ownership in an apartment building in Falls Church, Virginia. Hoylman-Sigal reported income between $30,000 and $110,000 from the properties in 2023. One veteran Big Apple tenant leader rapped Hoylman-Sigal, saying he should practice what he preaches. 'If you want my 2.5 cents as a longtime tenant leader, community advocate, and dedicated community liaison, I don't think anyone who's profiting from being a slumlord should be able to run for office where housing is the top issue facing middle and low income residents,' said Alicia Barksdale, a 3333 Broadway Tenants Association Leader. A spokesperson for the candidate insisted he's no slumlord. 'Brad's husband has a passive, 2.5% ownership interest in a housing development in Maryland over which he has no involvement or control,' a campaign spokesperson said. 'Due to a typographical error, the ownership interest was listed as 25% on Brad's public financial disclosure that will be corrected. 'Brad has never wavered on his conviction that tenants' rights are important and must be protected — whether they're in New York or Maryland,' the spokesperson went on. 'He has proven that in the Senate, where he has championed the cause of tenant protection and affordable housing. And he will continue to do so as borough president.'
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
N.Y. bill would outlaw sharing of online blueprints for machine gun conversion kits: DA Bragg
New York state officials are working to clamp down on illegal guns by outlawing the sharing of digital blueprints that allow individuals to 3D print components that turn semi-automatic firearms into machine guns. The parts, called auto-sears, can be fitted into semi-automatic weapons, including Glock pistols and AR-15 rifles, allowing a shooter to empty their magazine with one pull of the trigger. And thanks to advances in 3D printing that allow people to manufacture gun parts from the comfort of their home, fully automatic firearms are becoming more common in New York City, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said. 'We talk about the Iron Pipeline, now we have the Kitchen Pipeline,' said Bragg about the flow of illegal firearms smuggled into the city from states with more lenient gun laws. 'We're seeing this in our cases. We're seeing this in recoveries. We're seeing this in gun buy-backs. As technology evolves we have to keep pace in law enforcement.' Bragg joined State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal at his Manhattan office Friday to announce a new bill that would criminalize the sale and distribution of the digital files necessary to manufacture the deadly 3D-printed components. The proposed bill is the latest effort on the part of state legislators to address the proliferation of ghost guns, which can be printed at home and lack serial numbers that help investigators track illegal firearms and keep them away from criminals. Hoylman-Sigal and Rosenthal introduced bills in 2023 that made it a felony to manufacture 3D-printed gun parts and a misdemeanor to distribute files containing the blueprints necessary to print them. The bills, S7364 and A7489, remain in committee. It is currently illegal to own or manufacture auto-sears in New York. The new bill would make anyone caught sharing digital files necessary to print the components, including out-of-state vendors, to a New Yorker punishable by up to one year in prison. The files can be easily found on CAD file sharing services, but are also 'New technology has created the possibility for anyone, not just registered gun manufacturers, to self-manufacture guns, magazines and rapid modification devices with 3D printers, creating a dangerous loophole in our state gun laws,' Hoylman-Sigal said. Last year, 24-year-old Hayden Espinosa was indicted for selling 3D-printed guns and firearm components, including auto-sears, to an undercover NYPD officer while serving time at a federal prison in Louisiana in 2023. Espinosa used cellphones he smuggled into prison to arrange the sales, including on Aug. 7, 2023, when he sold one auto-sear for a Glock pistol and another, 3D-printed auto-sear for an AR-style rifle to the undercover officer. In 2023, Christopher Fox was indicted after police discovered he had manufactured all the components necessary to assembly an assault rifle inside his Upper East Side apartment after investing nearly $7,600 in 3D-printing equipment. The ATF's most recent stats from 2023 show that 53 machine-gun conversion devices were recovered in New York in 2023, as compared to 5,816 nationally.
