tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post2329804377836023669..comments2024-03-28T00:08:11.164-04:00Comments on The Stuyvesant Town Report: Memories....Stuy Town Reporterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-58238165243547504172013-05-18T09:15:33.936-04:002013-05-18T09:15:33.936-04:00Dan's plain language explanation of the Robert...Dan's plain language explanation of the Roberts settlement is worthy of a read top to bottom. <br /><br />http://www.garodnick.com/press-release/roberts-settlement-plain-languageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-79598933202116721222013-05-17T12:37:01.526-04:002013-05-17T12:37:01.526-04:00Garodnick and the Roberts lawyers should be ashame...Garodnick and the Roberts lawyers should be ashamed of themselves. They aided and abetted CW in screwing the tenants royally. I will never vote for Garodnick even if he's running for dog catcher. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-79132384310551940132013-05-16T13:51:27.593-04:002013-05-16T13:51:27.593-04:00And, again, the elephant in the room is the idea o...And, again, the elephant in the room is the idea of tenant ownership of this place, but not in a good way. Garodnick and others wanted the Roberts case settled as quickly as possible, so that CWCapital would be then free to offer PCVST to the tenants and Brookfield. This was the leverage that the lawyers for CWCapital had. Want the case settled quicker, so you can buy the place? Then agree to these terms in the settlement<br /><br />You hit the nail on the head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-59542973402879638222013-05-15T20:52:37.073-04:002013-05-15T20:52:37.073-04:00And, again, the elephant in the room is the idea o...And, again, the elephant in the room is the idea of tenant ownership of this place, but not in a good way. Garodnick and others wanted the Roberts case settled as quickly as possible, so that CWCapital would be then free to offer PCVST to the tenants and Brookfield. This was the leverage that the lawyers for CWCapital had. Want the case settled quicker, so you can buy the place? Then agree to these terms in the settlement.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-26758770750706957562013-05-15T20:47:22.950-04:002013-05-15T20:47:22.950-04:00The lawyers for the tenants did a very poor job. B...The lawyers for the tenants did a very poor job. But, hey, they made their money--and lots of it!Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-90979822663735035832013-05-15T20:45:10.088-04:002013-05-15T20:45:10.088-04:00The lawyers should have understood the ramificatio...The lawyers should have understood the ramifications of the settlement, i.e. that it would allow CW to exercise its option to raise rents mid-lease , in some cases dramatically and should have addressed the issue before settling. Also in the documents explaining the settlement did the lawyers explain to the plaintiff tenants that in settling this option would kick in which in many cases would increase their rents in excess of any cash payments received?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-65990586591191220982013-05-15T19:19:50.949-04:002013-05-15T19:19:50.949-04:00Not sure I understand how the tenants lawyers coul...Not sure I understand how the tenants lawyers could have gotten people out of their own leases in which they themselves agreed that the owner could raise the rents mid-lease. What does this have to do with the settlement exactly or the lawyers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-5385644411914913232013-05-15T17:41:05.399-04:002013-05-15T17:41:05.399-04:00It is "remarkable" that all the powers t...It is "remarkable" that all the powers that be were touting the "great" Roberts settlement earlier this year and now they are blaming CW for acting in accordance with the settlement agreement. The real problem here was that the tenants' law firm cut a terrible deal for the tenants, took millions in fees and left the Roberts tenants with the mess. Of course CW's behavior in raising rents in the middle of a lease is reprehensible but I will bet that CW's action doesn't violate the terms of the settlement agreement. Roberts tenants should think about suing their former lawyers for malpractice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-18845643806594099702013-05-15T15:21:48.716-04:002013-05-15T15:21:48.716-04:00Nice catch STR. An Etch A Sketch moment? Flip flop...Nice catch STR. An Etch A Sketch moment? Flip flop, flip flop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-4664412634157661452013-05-15T14:51:09.105-04:002013-05-15T14:51:09.105-04:00Ha!Ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-7229422113465548252013-05-15T14:01:19.743-04:002013-05-15T14:01:19.743-04:00That's exactly what I have been saying on this...That's exactly what I have been saying on this blog and others for some time now. VOTE DAN OUT!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-54552518152030590432013-05-15T14:00:35.445-04:002013-05-15T14:00:35.445-04:00"I want to thank the attorneys at Wolf Halden..."I want to thank the attorneys at Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz and Bernstein Liebhard who worked on this case for their persistence, advocacy and hard work, and the tenants who lent their names to this class action lawsuit for their courage."<br /><br /><br />Winners:<br /><br />Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz<br /><br />Bernstein Liebhard<br /><br />CW Capital<br /><br /><br /><br />Losers:<br /><br />Former market rate tenants<br /><br />The PCVST community at-large<br /><br /><br />Photo Op--Special Mention:<br /><br />Dan Gorodnick, et. al.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com