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"To the tenants and their attorneys, the demolition of their communal spaces, the eviction attempts, as well as Geylik's claim that they need to vacate their building for him to make necessary repairs are all part of an effort to get residents to move out" (2/3)
May 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Paying non-profits on time is essential to ensure our doors remain open and our services continue for New Yorkers who need them most.” (4/5)
May 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“But today is a day of action and we are thrilled to see Speaker Adams and members of City Council elevate this issue through proposed legislation and oversight, to bring about real change." (3/5)
May 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“Time and time again the non-profit sector has been told by the City to wait, that improvements to contracting and more timely payments were to come, and still the delays continue,” said Keriann Pauls, Interim Executive Director, TakeRoot Justice. (2/5)
May 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Today, he continues to profit while tenants suffer in dangerous, unlivable homes—many still reeling from the aftermath of a devastating fire on February 14, 2025. (5/5)
April 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Piller has a long track record of neglect. In 2014 and 2015, he was publicly named one of NYC’s Worst Landlords. In 2016, gross negligence in one of his buildings led to the horrific deaths of two infants in a radiator explosion at 720 Hunts Point Avenue. (4/5)
April 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The press conference will spotlight the ongoing crisis at 2000–2006 Ellis Avenue, 1212 Pugsley Avenue, and 2028–2032 Cross Bronx Expressway, where tenants are facing inhumane living conditions, and forced displacement. (3/5)
April 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This event, organized by the Tenant Union Against Moshe Piller and the Workers’ Movement for Liberation, calls on press and community supporters to stand with tenants in their fight for dignified housing. (2/5)
April 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM