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4 OCTOBER 27, 2016 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM Ridgewood tenants unite to stay in home BY ANTHONY GIUDICE AGIUDICE@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM @A_GIUDICEREPORT The residents who tried to fi ght a public auction of their Ridgewood apartment building have joined forces to make sure the new landlord doesn’t try to force them out of their homes. The 1819 Cornelia Street Tenants Association was created shortly aft er the property — at 1819 Cornelia St. — was sold at a public auction by the Queens County Offi ce of the Public Administrator in September aft er the previous landlord died without leaving a will. According to the Public Administrator, the six-unit, rent-stabilized building was sold for $1.42 million at the Sept. 14 auction. The residents were willing to put up nearly $1 million of their own money to purchase the apartment building and run it as a co-op, but could not make that happen in time. As cases of new owners buying up properties and illegally evicting longtime residents become more and more prevalent, especially in the Ridgewood area, the 1819 Cornelia Street Tenants Association have come together with the Ridgewood Tenants Union to make sure they remain in their apartments. “We teamed up with the Ridgewood Tenants Union to fight back and preserve our community since they are fi ghting for the same cause,” said Hilda Coll-Valentin, a resident on the fi rst fl oor of the apartment building and member of the building’s tenants Ridgewood Property Owners and Civic Association Help Us Celebrate our 85th Anniversary on Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 at 7:00 PM at the Ridgewood Presbyterian Church (Ridgewood Older Adult Center entrance) 59-14 70th Avenue between Forest & 60th Avenues Additionally Ms. Caroline Bragdon from “The Rat Academy” will conduct an informative workshop on Rat Control. There will be 20 free rat proof garbage pails raffled off at the end of the meeting Sandwiches and Salads from FRANK’S DELI in Maspeth will be served during the meeting Courtesy of Kerzner Realty New Members are always welcome association. “The 1819 Cornelia Street Tenants Association meets twice a month to discuss any new developments in the apartment building or apartments, such as anything that needs fi xing.” To help bring awareness to the unscrupulous, and oft en times illegal, tactics of landlords to get longtime tenants out of rent-stabilized buildings, the 1819 Cornelia Street Tenants Association and the Ridgewood Tenants Union are hosting an outreach event on Saturday, Nov. 5, and the March to Keep Ridgewood Livable for All on Saturday, Nov. 19. “We want to let our neighborhood know that tenants have rights,” Coll-Valentin said. “Landlords must be aware that there is a place for the tenants to go for help if they are being harassed by landlords or are forcing false evictions and not to sell out on rent-stabilized apartments which are being bought out by these companies that don’t care about the community; they only see dollar signs.” The march is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Nov. 5 outside of 1819 Cornelia St. and will end at 350 St. Nicholas Ave., the site of the AB Capstone 17-story, mixed-used development. Councilman Antonio Reynoso, who has been at the forefront of preventing wrongful evictions of rent-stabilized tenants in his district, is planning on attending the march to support his constituents. The Ridgewood Times has reached out to Ridgewood Tenants Union for comment on the march and is awaiting reply. Photo by Anthony Giudice/RIDGEWOOD TIMES The members of the 1819 Cornelia Street Tenants Association will host a march to keep Ridgewood livable for everyone. ARE YOU TIRED OF MISSING TEETH LOOSE OR DENTURES? MINI DENTAL IMPLANTS COULD BE THE ANSWER! WE HAVE DENTAL IMPLANTS OF DIFFERENT SHAPES & SIZES THAT ALLOW US TO BEST MEET YOUR NEEDS & BUDGET! • Great for replacing missing teeth or stabilizing loose, uncomfortable dentures • No more suffering from pain while eating or embarrassment while smiling • Financing options available Call today to schedule your FREE evaluation with needed X-rays Robert P. Cukier, DDS | Glendale Family Dental 76-01 Myrtle Avenue Glendale, NY 11385 718-386-2655 (718) 804-5579 | WWW.MINIDENTALIMPLANTSGLENDALENY.COM


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