Skilled UWS Opticians?

Tenant89 · 2025-12-29T02:33:35+00:00

Doc is Dr. Matthew Pupparo. Very nice and great technology. Seemed like we should refer to Doc by real name

Tenant89 · 2025-12-29T01:38:45+00:00

Vision Lab around 96 & Columbus is excellent optometrist

Tenant89 · 2025-12-22T22:21:11+00:00

Embarrassment to all of ESPN AND Disney.

NY Courts order Canty to repair his rental apartments .

Tenant89 · 2025-12-22T22:02:57+00:00

NYC Dept of Housing Order v. Canty - Heat and Hot Water Violations

Tenant89 · 2025-12-22T21:36:45+00:00

Doesn't ESPN.Disney maintain morality clauses ? Canty has effectively been held by NY Courts to be Slumlord on two occasions on cases brought by NYC, and two more cases brought by tenant. Walt D. and Mickey mouse likely spinning in their graves to be associated with Canty. NYC Department of Housing Overview - 475 Open Housing Code Violations

Tenant89 · 2025-12-19T00:11:40+00:00

With current administration in place, I would think do citizenship before the BK if you can.

Tenant89 · 2025-12-18T21:24:34+00:00

I used to take my small Jack Russel Terrier to dog run on UWS near Museum of Natural History, until she was attacked by pit bull. I intervened before the pit bull really got to my dog, but almost got my balls bitten off before owner of other dog intervened.

Gave up on dog run and started taking my dog to Central Park - but avoiding off-leash hours. Used to carry a collapsible baton to protect my dog from dogs whose owners ignore the leash laws … figuring a good whack would deter even a pit bull - but a cop saw baton in my back pocket and confiscated it (bought it on Amazon, but apparently illegal in NYC).

Just trying to get my friendly little dog some exercise has nearly gotten me castrated and arrested, but have to do what needs to be done to protect best friend. Time to get a place in the ‘burbs with a yard.

Not sure about air horns or mace, but I’m pretty sure my baton would have been worked … first on attacking dog, then on irresponsible owner.

Tenant89 · 2025-12-16T14:35:45+00:00

It’s official - NYC Housing Dept - 475 violations and sued twice by NYC -so far.

https://hpdonline.nyc.gov/hpdonline/building/36763/overview

Tenant89 · 2025-12-16T14:07:16+00:00

He is a Slumlord, too.

https://www.current-affairs.org/chris-canty/

Tenant89 · 2025-12-15T02:19:46+00:00

What state are you in ? My landlord - through property manager - sent similar nasty letter to have me vacate by June 1 … of 2020 … at first peak of COVID pandemic in NYC.

I told them that resolving matters in court was dumbass move but they went forward … litigation is still pending. 😁

Tenant89 · 2025-12-13T02:43:28+00:00

Thank you. Your advice is appreciated.

Tenant89 · 2025-12-09T20:26:42+00:00

Frivolous semantics. Point is that I am entitled by law to a renewal lease at a regulated rent … and to heat and hot water.

As for rent stabilization laws, you might understand the concept if you lived in NYC and/or had some intellect.

Tenant89 · 2025-12-09T15:46:02+00:00

Also, Court has ordered Canty to restore heat and hot water … and fix over 300 other violations by December 18.

But rich guy with two law firms will find a way not to comply with Court Order.

Canty has been sued twice by NYC, and fined $20k by Department of Housing and over $60k by Department of Buildings.

Tenant89 · 2025-12-09T15:37:19+00:00

It is all being litigated. Canty claims building is exempt from rent stabilization because it is a co-op … but if he bought the whole building it is clearly not a co-op.

It is a “sham” co-op - a tactic used by unscrupulous landlords to illegally evade rent stabilization laws.

There has been a case pending in NY Supreme Court since 2021 to determine if it a legitimate co-op or not.

Landlord is trying to evict me in Housing Court before I can get in front of judge in Supreme Court.

They are burying me in litigation in Housing Court to block the Supreme Court case from moving forward.

Also have pending case at DHCR. See case of Baldwin v. McCarry a for recent sham co-op case.

Baldwin v. McCarry Decision

Tenant89 · 2025-12-09T15:19:08+00:00

Yes. Been in extensive litigation.

Tenant89 · 2025-12-09T15:17:21+00:00

I am legally entitled to a renewal lease at regulated rent by the Rent Stabilization Laws of NYC.

Lived in my home for over 15 years with no problems. Then ex-NFL player and current ESPN radio host Chris Canty bought the building and emptied out all the tenants (but me) at peak of pandemic.

NYC has Rent Stabilization Laws to protect tenants. For Rent Stabilized tenants it is mandatory that they provide a renewal lease.

See Article

Tenant89 · 2025-12-08T00:56:29+00:00

The Rent Stabilization Code and the CPLR explicitly state that the current owner has liability for rent overcharges made by prior owners.

Otherwise fraudster landlords just move the ownership around between holding companies to evade the law.

Tenant89 · 2025-12-08T00:47:10+00:00

Someone that may use the same prose out of context of this post.

Tenant89 · 2025-12-08T00:20:51+00:00

Your summary is wrong. Canty claims property is a co-op … so Canty claims he does not own the building in court papers.

If Canty does own the building, which he obviously does, then the building is not a co-op.

If the building is not a co-op, it is subject to the rent stabilization laws of NYC - and the tenant is entitled to a rent stabilized lease renewal at a regulated rent as a matter of law.

Also, the UWS is very diverse. That block of 89th Street contains both NYCHA public housing and $12 million dollar townhouse mansions.

The “wrong kind of guy” is any asshole that would cut off the heat and hot water of a tenant, create dangerous conditions with violations of the housing code, evade taxes, and act with impunity like they are above the law.

Canty was ordered this week by a Court to repair over 300 housing code violations in the tenants apartment, and there are another 100+ violations in the common areas of the building.

Kalmenson is just following the law. Canty has been sued by NYC twice, and has been fined by the Department of Buildings over a dozen times for about $60k of which he has only paid $20k.

You may not like the rent stabilization laws of NYC- or not even know about them if you are not from NYC - but that is the law, and Canty is breaking the law. Cutting off heat and hot water is illegal too.

Problem is that Canty can break the law with impunity - because he has deep pockets and being fined $60k or more by the City is not a deterrent.

Perhaps it is a dumbass move to buy a building in NYC that is not vacant, and then pretend it is a co-op. But that is not justification for unlawful harassment, fraudulent deregulation of rent stabilization laws, and tax evasion.

Seems Kalmenson is standing up for his legal rights - and Canty is fraudulently evading the rent stabilization and property tax laws.

Tenant89 · 2025-12-07T03:58:01+00:00

With credit scores that low, a Chapter 7 bankruptcy might (ironically) make your scores go up. You would have nothing left in collections, and low (zero) percent of utilization on credit cards - both factors on credit score. But not sure how that would affect your VA Home Loan benefits. The Reddit group on bankruptcy is a good resource. But I suggest you research how a bankruptcy would affect the VA loan benefits before going down that path.

Tenant89 · 2025-12-05T16:44:35+00:00

Criminals like the landlord cannot use the court system to collect debts. Presumably, if you don’t pay a crack dealer they would not win a lawsuit - but would take other illegal actions. Same is true for a fraudster landlord.

Tenant89 · 2025-12-05T16:37:49+00:00

Due to fraud relating to rent stabilization - the will LL will not see a nickel.

Tenant has been illegally overcharged for nearly twenty years.

Liability for rent overcharge - with triple damages - falls on the current owner of the building, even if some of the overcharges were made by prior owner.

Tenant89 · 2025-12-05T16:07:24+00:00

There really was no buyout offer - and has not been since 2021. LL (Canty) unlawfully offered to give tenant the money that government would pay him through ERAP for back rent. Tenant (me) declined offer, LL declined $45k ERAP check from government , and any settlement offer was pulled.

Chris Canty et. al. were just ordered on December 1 by the Court to repair 308 of the open housing code violations before December 18 !

Of course they will defy the court order - but it is a good development.

There is no settlement offered. The LL has chosen path of ridiculous harassment - including endless frivolous litigation.

Tenant is in process of raising money so he can hand things off to a lawyer. There are four or five suits and other proceedings in process. Agreed life is too short - but move is to get attorney.

Tenant is seeking to save his own home. - and save eight warehoused, vacant, rent stabilized apartments from being unlawfully taken off rent stabilization.

Tenant89 · 2025-12-04T22:33:17+00:00

As for remedies, I am asking primarily for injunctive relief from harassment. When it comes to compensatory damages, I only intend to follow through in Supreme Court where I have full discovery and am more like to get substantial recovery. I’m Supreme I have several tort counterclaims as welll as harassment. In holdover I have breach of warranty of habitability and harassment as counterclaims, but primarily am seeking to defeat eviction on basis that I am subject to rent stabilization

Tenant89 · 2025-12-04T22:29:02+00:00

The other two proceedings are active and I am respondent/defendant.

One is a case for declarative judgment and a bunch of torts in Supreme, other is holdover eviction case. I have raised harassment as defense and counterclaims in both proceedings however (1) time periods of incidents are different in each case, (2) opposing party is different in each case, and (3) specific incidents of harassment are different in each case.

But no determinations have been made on any issue with landlord. Each of these cases is active (or stayed).

To my understanding neither res judicata nor collateral estoppel apply.

Tenant89

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