For immediate release: March 28, 2025 Contact: Anna Baker-Heans annab@coopersquare.org Brandon Kielbasa Bkielbasa@coopersquare.org Unpermitted work and other conditions result in a full stop work order and 18 hefty violations issued by NYC Dept. of Buildings New York, NY—On March 27, 2025, the 159 Stanton Street Tenants Association filed a contempt of court motion against convicted … Continue reading Croman Tenants File Contempt Motion After Once Again Endangered in Tormented Building
SRO Tenants Rally Against Landlord Michael Geylik, an East Village Landlord the City Says Harassed Tenants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2026 Contact: Anna Baker-Heans, (510) 599-6430, annab@coopersquare.org Tenants of 109 East 9th Street rallied on March 24, 2026 amid OATH findings that NYC Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) proved several counts of harassment by landlord Michael Geylik. In an unusual move, HPD has rescinded Geylik's Certificate of No Harassment. (Photo … Continue reading SRO Tenants Rally Against Landlord Michael Geylik, an East Village Landlord the City Says Harassed Tenants
A Roadmap to Eliminating Lead Poisoning in New York City
For Immediate Release: August 11, 2022 Contacts: Chris Dobens, WE ACT, 718-679-8542, chris@weact.org Brandon Kielbasa, Cooper Square Committee, 212-228-8210, bkielbasa@coopersquare.org Nydia Gutierrez, Earthjustice, 202-302-7531, ngutierrez@earthjustice.org Rita Yelda, NRDC, 732-979-0655, ryelda@nrdc.org Advocacy Groups Unveil “A Roadmap to Eliminating Lead Poisoning in New York City” The 2022 Lead Agenda details multi-agency, legislative, budgetary, and replacement action necessary … Continue reading A Roadmap to Eliminating Lead Poisoning in New York City