The Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association is calling for volunteers in an effort to protest CWCapital’s high, mid-lease rent hikes, starting tomorrow outside the leasing office. Read the TA’s notice online or below: Hit CW Capital in the Only Place it Knows, its Pocket. If you are angry and fed-up about any of these … Continue reading
By Sabina Mollot For the past few weeks, Stuyvesant Town residents as well as those who live on the south side of 14th Street have been swapping stories about what is likely to become of the Peter Stuyvesant Post Office once its lease expires next year, with condo towers and NYU dorms topping the list … Continue reading
The Peter Stuyvesant Little League Parade will take place this Saturday, April 13 at 8:30 a.m., starting at 20th Street and First Avenue. Player members and their families will march along with politicos before heading out to Con Ed Field.
By Sabina Mollot John Martello, the executive director of The Players, who’s been blamed for the current financial disaster at the Gramercy Park club, has resigned, the club announced today. In an official statement, Johnnie Planco, club president, said, “After nearly 20 years of serving as executive director of The Players Club, John Martello has … Continue reading
The hearing aimed at finalizing the terms of the “Roberts v. Tishman Speyer” settlement agreement will take place on April 9 at 10 a.m. at 60 Centre Street, in Courtroom 408, Alex Schmidt, the tenants’ attorney said on Thursday. If approved, those terms will include compensation for current and former residents of ST/PCV who’d paid … Continue reading
By Sabina Mollot A water main break on Friday morning before 11 a.m. sent rivers of water gushing throughout the street on Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street and inside the Q/N/R subway station, where trains stopped working. Outside of Madison Square Park, on the east side, cars driving south found themselves having to get past … Continue reading
Code word for age discrimination New Yorkers over 55 quickly learn the open secret that “overqualified” means “too old.” The Great Recession has impacted workers of all ages, but seniors and near-seniors have been hit especially hard. New Yorkers age 55 and older who lose their jobs are out of work for an average of … Continue reading
Community residents are invited to The Stuyvesant Town Community Center on Tuesday, January 15th from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. to learn about their options for FEMA assistance, the office of Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh has announced. FEMA representatives will be on hand to answer questions and to help those in attendance register to apply for assistance. … Continue reading
On Tuesday morning, the Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association announced that a tele-town hall on the recent “Roberts v. Tishman Speyer” settlement will be held on Friday, December 7 from noon-1 p.m. Roberts Plaintiffs’ Attorney Alexander Schmidt will be answering questions on the settlement. According to an email sent by the Tenants Association, Friday’s call … Continue reading
The following email was sent to residents this morning by the Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association. The TA’s legal committee has been negotiating with management for the last week over removal of property that may be damaged or contaminated in the storage areas. All tenants who have not signed releases and who still have … Continue reading
