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QUEENS WEEKLY, AUG. 4, 2019
Tenants
lawsuit could potentially
impact more than 100
current and other
“similarly situated”
tenants of Vermyck’s
building at 28-30 34th St.,
according to the Housing
Rights Initiative, a legal
support group whose
investigation led to
the lawsuit.
In the time elapsed
since the original lawsuit
against the landlord,
Vermyck’s management
companies joined two
other landlords to file
a lawsuit of its own
against New York City
and the Rent Guidelines
Board that claims
measures included in the
rent control legislation
that the state passed in
June violate the U.S.
Constitution.
“It’s highly ironic that
a landlord accused of
f louting the old rent laws
(Vermyck LLC) is now
suing to challenge the
new ones,” said Aaron
Carr, founder of HRI.
“This victory couldn’t be
more timely.”
Seven of the 57
pending class action
lawsuits HRI generated
have been granted
c l a s s - c e r t i f i c a t i o n
status, Carr said. Last
week, a judge granted a
motion allowing more
than 100 East Harlem
tenants to sue landlord
Steven Croman for
similar charges of
allegedly overcharging
and not offering
rent-stabilized leases.
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Robber
wallet before fleeing on the
J train.
Kuzmicki was arrested
on July 23 and charged with
grand larceny, robbery and
armed robbery. Kuzmicki
was arraigned that same
day and released with
supervision.
The following day,
police say that at 8:30
p.m. Kuzmicki allegedly
appeared in front of a
residence, located in the
vicinity of Seneca Avenue
and Putnam Avenue, and
threatened a man with
a knife. According to
the criminal complaint,
Kuzmicki allegedly said, in
sum and substance, “Come
out of the stairs and we
can dance.”
The victim called the
police, with the criminal
complaint stating that
Kuzmicki’s alleged actions
made the victim fear for
his life.
Police arrived on scene
and a subsequent search
allegedly uncovered that
Kuzmicki had a bag of
marijuana in his pocket.
Kuzmicki was arrested
that day and charged with
menacing and unlawful
possession of marijuana.
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Thieves
behind 155-11 84th St.,
when he was approached
by three unknown men.
The men proceeded to
punch the victim in
the face and demanded
his property.
After the victim
surrendered his cellphone
and car keys, two of the
men pushed him back into
the back seat of his car and
sat with him while the other
man, who was wearing a
white sweatshirt, drove
to a Chase Bank, located
at 82-39 153rd Ave. The
driver escorted the victim
and demanded that he
withdraw cash.
The victim complied,
and handed over $300 in
cash after withdrawing it.
The suspects then fled the
scene on foot eastbound on
153rd Avenue.
The victim retained
possession of his vehicle,
keys and his cellphone. He
suffered pain and bruising
to his face but refused
medical attention at
the scene.
Anyone with
information in regard to
this incident is asked to
call the NYPD’s Crime
Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-
TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
888-57-PISTA (74782).
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Photo courtesy of the NYPD
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