{"id":161830,"date":"2026-03-12T22:11:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/161830\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T22:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:11:39","slug":"nyc-mayor-mamdani-takes-aim-at-one-of-the-citys-worst-landlords-to-send-a-message-to-the-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/161830\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor Mamdani takes aim at one of the city’s “worst landlords” to send a message to the others"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York City’s public advocate releases a list each year of “100 Worst Landlords in NYC.”<\/a> It’s often full of repeat offenders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he’s targeting one of them in order to send a clear message to the rest.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

The public shame landlords may feel by being on the list is nothing compared to what their\u00a0 tenants endure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Celia Bidal has lived in 919 Prospect Avenue in the Bronx for 15 years. Bidal’s landlord, Seth Miller, is #40 on the list.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The heat is sometimes good, sometimes not,” Bidal said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thursday, Mamdani announced a court order that’s meant to hit Miller where it hurts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“There has been an order that the owner pay $1,000 a day in penalties dating back to April 21st of 2019, totaling more than $2.1 million,” Mamdani said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The announcement follows Wednesday night’s “rental ripoff” hearing in the Bronx, which was designed to hear the cases tenants believe they have, but also vowing to take action when necessary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The elected officials who spoke Thursday all credited the tenants of 919 Prospect Avenue.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Basic stuff. Hot water. Heat. A clean area. Repairs. We shouldn’t have to wait so many years to get that,” tenant Maria Rodriguez said. “When you have a building where you have a lot of tenants, I think it’s very important that they get organized so things can get done. But it has to be like that. Like a team.”<\/p>\n

CBS News New York reached out to Seth Miller’s attorneys for comment on Mamdani’s statement. They told us they had no comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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