#NYC real estate developer allegedly vanished with M

#NYC real estate developer allegedly vanished with $4M

“NYC real estate developer allegedly vanished with $4M” A Brooklyn real estate developer allegedly vanished with over $4 million of his clients’ money — putting the group of 20 Asian immigrant families at risk of being booted from their homes, The Post has learned. The families had entrusted developer Xi Hui “Steven” Wu with tens…

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#NYC pols are about to display their housing ignorance

#NYC pols are about to display their housing ignorance

“NYC pols are about to display their housing ignorance” City Council members just put off a show hearing set for Tuesday on two housing issues that the state controls in a bid to win progressive cred. Wise move: It could only expose their gross ignorance (or cynicism) instead. The issues themselves remain alive: One is…

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#Rent hikes aren’t nearly enough to save NYC’s landlords or housing

#Rent hikes aren’t nearly enough to save NYC’s landlords or housing

“Rent hikes aren’t nearly enough to save NYC’s landlords or housing” Tenant advocates are already squealing after Thursday’s preliminary decision by the city’s Rent Stabilization Guidelines Board to OK modest rent hikes for the city’s 965,000 rent-regulated units. The de Blasio years had fed activists the habit-forming drug of zero-dollar increases — and tenant groups…

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#Dem Rx is bad medicine – and Joe Biden knows it

#Dem Rx is bad medicine – and Joe Biden knows it

“#Dem Rx is bad medicine – and Joe Biden knows it” President Biden’s chief of staff, Ron Klain, gave up the administration’s game by endorsing a tweet from MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle: “OSHA doing this vaxx mandate as an emergency workplace safety rule is the ultimate work-around for the Federal govt to require vaccinations.” So as…

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#Team Biden’s new Centers for Disease and Rent Control

#Team Biden’s new Centers for Disease and Rent Control

“#Team Biden’s new Centers for Disease and Rent Control” The slogan above The Washington Post’s banner captures the Left’s view of the allegedly authoritarian Donald J. Trump’s presidency: “Democracy dies in darkness.” It’s now time for a new credo, given the recent actions of President Joe Biden and his party: “Democracy dies in broad daylight.” The…

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#You’ve left landlords in deep peril

#You’ve left landlords in deep peril

“#You’ve left landlords in deep peril” When a rep for 25,000 building owners in the city testifies before lawmakers Tuesday on why the state has handed out so little of its $2.6 billion in federal rent-bailout money, he plans to point the finger right back at them. He’s got every right to do so. “Lawmakers…

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