[ April 19, 2024 ]
Rats. Surprising? No. But true to form.
Mosque developer can't take care of vermin-infested apartment building NY Post
The developer who wants to build a $100 million mosque and community center near Ground Zero can’t take care of a rat-ridden apartment building with just 14 units.
Story continues below advertisementSharif El-Gamal, the main developer behind the mosque, has nearly 400 open violations that he has refused to fix despite a court order. His company owes the city $61,633 in fines, fees and taxes for the property at 1835 Amsterdam Ave.
El-Gamal, a principal in the company that owns the Washington Heights building, is due in court Thursday. If he doesn’t show up, he risks being sent to jail.
He already failed to appear at a Sept. 28 hearing.
Tenant Madeline Javier has been locked in a legal battle with El-Gamal and his partners to try to fix the problems in her $647-a-month apartment.
She claims in legal papers that her bathroom ceiling collapsed, blocking the tub, toilet and sink, and that dust and vermin worsened her and her children’s asthma. She said the conditions forced her to flee to live in her mother’s home for two years.
“It’s really bad,” Javier said. “They always promise they’re going to fix, and they don’t do nothing.”
More than 150 complaints about the building, including rats, roaches and lack of heat, were logged with the city from July 2010 to May 2011.
The building’s staircase “was obstructed with construction debris, and the fire escapes were also obstructed,” according to legal papers.
There are 366 housing-code violations that the owner hasn’t addressed, according to the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
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3 Comments
12 years ago
ain’t the personal struggle of waiting on tables just a whole helluva lot easier?
how hard can it be to dump a buncha cash before you close out so you don’t have to share tips with the bussers and maitre d?
12 years ago
I hope he doesn’t appear and then goes to jail. Where is mayor Doomber(g)? No he’s too busy fostering more rats at Occupy Wall Street.
12 years ago
I GUARANTEE THAT THIS C.A.I.R. ORGANIZATION IS AT LEAST SOMEWHAT INVOLVED IN THIS GROUND ZERO MOSQUE IDEA ….BUILDING THIS MOSQUE AT THIS LOCATION IS DISRESPECTFUL TO ALL AMERICANS….C.A.I.R. AND THEIR COHORTS ENJOY NOTHING MORE THAN GIVING ALL AMERICANS THE MIDDLE FINGER ….ONE DAY SOON,REAL SOON HOPEFULLY, THE TRUTH WILL PREVAIL !!
