A big victory today for the residents of 289 Grand Street, who have been fighting for two years to return home to their apartments after a devastating fire. A housing court judge ruled in their favor, saying the property...
It's been one year since a devastating fire ripped through four Grand Street apartment buildings, killing an elderly man and displacing dozens of tenants. Today the New York Times has an update on the contentious legal battle surrounding one...
We were in housing court earlier this morning, following developments in the legal fight between the owner and tenants of 289 Grand Street. An appraisal done by the consulting firm Brown Harris Stevens for the landlord determined it would...
The photo above may not seem all that remarkable. Modeling cards, a dvd player, a few other personal possessions are strewn on top of an unmade bed. This image, however, was not taken in just any apartment -- but...
In the hours after fire ravaged three buildings on Grand Street this past spring, displaced residents found themselves in the media spotlight. Three months later, the television cameras and daily newspapers are gone. But the people whose lives were...
Today State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is out with a statement on 289 Grand, a building heavily damaged in last month's 7-alarm fire. Last week the landlord had notified residents their leases were being terminated, asserting there was no...
Last night we heard from the attorney representing the owner of 289 Grand, one of the buildings ravaged in last month's devastating 7-alarm fire. As we reported yesterday, the landlord has notified tenants it intends to terminate their leases. ...
We have more now on the future of 289 Grand, one of four buildings ravaged in last month's 7-alarm fire. As we reported this morning, the landlord, Wong's Grand Street Realty, notified residents it intends to terminate their leases...
We have an update this morning on the aftermath of the Grand Street fire. Last week, the residents of 289 Grand (also known as 91 Eldridge) received the bad news that their leases are being terminated. The landlord, Wong's...
Over the weekend, we posted an article about the scene on Grand Street Saturday afternoon, where some residents displaced by the devastating fire more than two weeks ago were allowed to go inside their apartments. We noted that there...
