State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced this morning a $250,000 settlement agreement with several companies controlled by Lower East Side property owner Samy Mahfar.
Following a victory at the City Planning Commission, developer Samy Mahfar took his battle to rezone a portion of East Houston Street to the City Council this morning. He was met with strong opposition from City Council member Rosie...
City Council member Rosie Mendez is encouraging locals to show up next week at a City Council hearing on a proposed zoning change along a two-and-a-half block stretch of East Houston Street.
Community Board 3 this evening is expected to vote against a proposal from developer Samy Mahfar to rezone a two-and-a-half block stretch of East Houston Street. CB3's land use committee weighed in earlier this month on the application, which is winding its way through the city's land use approval process.
A lengthy battle between Lower East Side property owner Samy Mahfar and residents in four buildings is over, at least for now.
In the past year, they took Mahfar to housing court, accusing the local landlord of exposing them to...
We now know what Lower East Side developer Samy Mahfar has in mind for 255 East Houston St., the former Action for Progress Daycare building.
According to Buildings Department documents, he plans to build a 10-story residential project totaling more...
Before we get too far into May, let's backtrack a couple of weeks to a news conference held to announce three new lawsuits against controversial Lower East Side landlord Samy Mahfar. A similar lawsuit at 113 Stanton St. was...
