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VOL. 108, NO. 51 JULY 20 — 26, 2017
City charges landlord
for harassment
of tenants
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
RPOZARYCKI@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@ROBBPOZ
The city’s Human Rights Commission
has charged a Ridgewood
landlord for allegedly harassing
immigrant tenants in his building —
including threatening to report them
to federal immigration offi cials — aft er
they fi led a discrimination complaint
against him.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and the commission
announced the charges on
Wednesday morning, July 19. The
mayor’s offi ce declined to identify the
landlord and the approximate location
of the apartment building, citing concerns
about the tenants’ safety.
Earlier this year, according to the
commission, tenants at the building
went to Make the Road New York — a
nonprofi t group that advocates for
immigrants’ rights — and reported
that the landlord was actively discriminating
against them based on
immigration status. Make the Road
New York fi led a complaint with the
commission, which subsequently
served the landlord in March with a
notice about the complaint.
The mayor’s office said that the
landlord refuted the charges and indicated
that he sent a copy of his letter
to the U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE), which included the
tenants’ personal information.
If convicted, the Ridgewood landlord
could face civil penalties of up
to $250,000 and may also be required
to pay compensatory damages to the
tenants.
WAR ZONE
Comptroller slams problems over
Maspeth sewer project
See Page 8
Photo courtesy of City Comptroller Scott Stringer
SINCE 1908
Ridgewood
playground
pitch battle
See Page 4
SPECIAL
SECTION
Wellness
See Page 15
