{"id":102688,"date":"2026-01-16T21:58:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/102688\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T21:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:58:34","slug":"2-1m-settlement-to-address-hazardous-conditions-tenant-harassment-across-14-nyc-buildings-the-bronx-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/102688\/","title":{"rendered":"$2.1M Settlement To Address Hazardous Conditions & Tenant Harassment Across 14 NYC Buildings | The Bronx Daily"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, New York City<\/a> Mayor Zohran Mamdani and incoming Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Dina Levy announced a $2.1 million settlement involving A&E Real Estate properties with associated principals Douglas Eisenberg and Margaret Brunn, and registered managing agent Brian Garland, to address tenant harassment and hazardous conditions across 14 buildings in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. In addition to the civil penalties, the settlement requires A&E to correct more than 4,000 building condition violations across these buildings and imposes injunctions prohibiting tenant harassment moving forward.<\/p>\n

This enforcement action, led by HPD\u2019s Anti-Harassment Unit,\u00a0represents\u00a0one of the tools that the Mamdani administration is bringing to bear to protect tenants across New York. Mayor Mamdani made tenant protection a focal point of his administration on his first day in office, signing executive orders to revitalize the Mayor\u2019s Office to Protect Tenants (MOPT) and help deliver housing more quickly, including on City-owned sites. HPD, the MOPT, and other agencies will continue to use every tool available to defend and strengthen tenants\u2019 rights, confront bad-actor landlords, and intervene when unsafe or illegal conditions put tenants at risk.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery tenant in New York City has a right to a safe and livable home and our administration is taking decisive action to deliver exactly that. This settlement will bring real accountability and relief for the tenants of these buildings, who have been suffering from poor conditions and harassment for far too long,\u201d said Mayor Zohran Mamdani. \u201cFrom our first day in office, we have made addressing the housing crisis a priority. Enforcement actions like these are just one of the many tools that we will use to deliver on an affordability agenda for New Yorkers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not stand by when bad landlords let buildings decay and tenants suffer. This settlement is a statement of values: that every New Yorker has a right to feel safe in their own home,\u201d said\u00a0Leila\u00a0Bozorg, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning. \u201cWe will continue to use City tools to deliver real results for tenants, whether through enforcement actions like this or working in partnership with owners who are committed to providing safe and quality housing to New Yorkers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an honor to advance the vision of the Mamdani administration and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development that safe, livable homes are a right for\u00a0each and every\u00a0New Yorker. By holding bad actors accountable, we are making it clear that no landlord will escape the consequences of violating the Housing Maintenance Code. Tenants should not have to fight day in and day out for a crumbling ceiling to be repaired, for mold to be remediated, or for heat and hot water to be available \u2014 these are basic rights. Through the tireless work of our enforcement teams, we are delivering justice for tenants. HPD will continue to hold landlords accountable and deliver justice for New York City tenants,\u201d said\u00a0Incoming Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner, Dina Levy.<\/p>\n

\u201cA&E\u2019s greed has left New Yorkers without working elevators, crumbling bathroom ceilings, and termites eating through the walls. Here in Jackson Heights,\u00a0we have\u00a0been fighting alongside the tenants of A&E buildings for years. Every repair\u00a0we have\u00a0won leaves us with ten more to fight for \u2014 their buildings are revolving doors of neglect and major housing violations. I am thankful that Mayor Mamdani and HPD, on day 16 of the new era, have taken this problem head-on, protecting and fighting for our neighbors \u2014 especially here in Jackson Heights, the community with the highest numbers of A&E properties. A&E\u2019s money-first mindset has hit my district the hardest, but I know this\u00a0will not\u00a0be the last major win for their tenants,\u201d said\u00a0Council Member Shekar Krishnan.<\/p>\n

The litigation that led to this settlement regards 14 buildings across three boroughs: 150-45 73rd Avenue, 35-64 84th Street, 37-06 81st Street, 35-16 34th Street, 48-16 46th Street, 37-25 81st Street, 80-01 37th Street, 37-30 81st Street, and 150-40 73rd Avenue in Queens; 2 Ellwood Street, 342 Fort Washington Avenue, and 350 Fort Washington Avenue in Manhattan; and 65 Ocean Avenue and 230 Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn. HPD\u2019s\u00a0initial\u00a0investigation revealed widespread unsafe conditions at four buildings; when those violations were not corrected, HPD escalated enforcement by filing motions with the Court seeking civil contempt,\u00a0additional\u00a0Orders to Correct, and further civil penalties.<\/p>\n

Over the course of litigation, more than 1,000 violations have been corrected following enforcement actions and court orders, and HPD has made an\u00a0additional\u00a0$488,000 worth of repairs through the Emergency Repair Program. Should A&E not\u00a0comply with\u00a0these settlement terms, HPD may seek\u00a0additional\u00a0court orders and further penalties.<\/p>\n

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