Real Estate
www.qns.com I LIC COURIER I FEBRUARY 2018 17
BY ANGELA MATUA
AMATUA@QNS.COM
Neal Milano made headlines
last August after a news re-port
found that he often bul-lied
tenants at the Sunnyside condo
he managed and made people feel un-comfortable
by plastering Nazi imagery
in the lobby.
Now, Milano will not seek re-election
on the board at 47-55 39th Pl., NY1
first reported.
In August 2017, Councilman Jimmy
Van Bramer and other community lead-ers
rallied in front of the building to
call for an immediate investigation into
Milano, who decked out the building’s
lobby in disturbing imagery and allegedly
harassed tenants for years.
The lobby is covered in posters that
pay tribute to dictators such as Hitler
and Mussolini, as well as the National
Rifle Association and President Donald
Trump. It also includes quotes from Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr., President George
Washington and William B. Travis.
At the press conference, Van Bramer
said tenants have alleged threats of
outrageous fines, eviction and even
physical violence for filing harassment
reports with police or for minor offenses,
including recycling errors.
A lawsuit was filed against the condo
board and Milano, according to condo
owner and attorney Lynn Calvacca.
“He’s a bully,” Calvacca said at the
press conference last year. “He’s a ter-rorist
in this county, in this Sunnyside
area … Everybody is so afraid.”
Milano was arrested on Sept. 3, 2017
and was charged with third-degree at-tempted
assault, two counts of fourth-degree
stalking, first-degree harassment
and three counts of second-degree
harassment.
The charges stem from a complaint
filed by tenant Munkhtuy Nasanbuyan,
who claimed that Milano stalked her
and yelled obscenities at least 20 times
from Sept. 2016 through July 2017. Ac-cording
to 43-year-old Nasanbuyan, the
manager yelled obscenities such as “YOU
F——G C–T W—E, YOU F—–G B—H”
and threatened to burn the building down.
According to NY1, the NYPD also
took away his gun permits and weapons.
The city’s Commission on Human
Rights (CCHR) opened an investigation
into Milano in August.. On Monday, the
condo board held elections and the
CCHR attended to make sure everything
ran smoothly.
Since the investigation is ongoing,
officials could not say if they will im-pose
fines on Milano. Jacob Laufer,
the attorney for Milano, said his client
has decided not to run for a spot on
the board.
“To avoid wasting further vital building
resources fighting over mischaracter-ized
artwork (that is historical in nature)
and fending off demonstrably false and
disturbing claims, the current board
members have agreed not to run in
the upcoming election,” Laufer said in
a statement.
CCHR urges New Yorkers who face
discrimination and harassment to call
718-722-3131.
File photo
Sunnyside Property
Controversy
In August 2017, Councilman
Jimmy Van Bramer and
other community leaders
rallied in front of the building
to call for an immediate
investigation into Milano,
who decked out the building’s
lobby in disturbing imagery
and allegedly harassed
tenants for years.
