Morning Reads: AG Sidelines “Tenant Relocator,” After Sandy, Citi Bike’s Likely New Operator

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Ed Litvak
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The state Attorney General has put “tenant relocator” Michel Pimienta out of business and got him to pay a $40,000 fine. The AG says Pimienta harassed tenants on the Lower East Side, including in a building on Ludlow Street (Daily News).

A look at efforts to protect New York from the next big storm, including the plan for a $335 million bridging berm on the Lower East Side (NYT).

Local residents appear largely disengaged from the city’s “resiliency” efforts (Gothamist).

A firm run by the people who control the Related Companies, one of New York’s largest real estate developers, has closed a deal to buy Alta Bicycle Share, which has the contract for the Citi Bike program (Capital).

A Republican opponent of U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez criticizes her stance on Puerto Rico (Times Ledger).

New York actors look forward to a haunted house gig on the Lower East Side (WSJ via Google News).

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