There's been a lot of talk about this supermarket closing. Some of the comments have been pro and some negative. I shop daily there, mostly for milk, sometimes for the deli department. And I always check to see what's on sale, as some of the sale prices are indeed beckoning. Soon, though, no more. The store is becoming empty of items, though many perishables are still to be had. Signs say that the other Associated store at 8th Street and Ave C will have flyers, etc., but that's too far to walk for most. The Management at Stuy Town promised another similar store will take its place, but I'm not holding my breath.
Anyway, one less option for me and for many others. Goodbye.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 472 Newer› Newest»I do not feel sorry for them They are the ones who support Hayduk and encourage him to present these events.
That Vasquez reminds me of a court jester, a fool. Agree with you there. Not sorry for these people though. They are the first to argue for all this crap and if they didn’t attend maybe we wouldn’t have them. No sympathy there. Hayduk also has a group of them, the moms, to give input on his cheap rube entertainment. I am sorry for we oval residents who have to put up with it.
You are right STR, these building leaders do nothing valuable and support an evil, fraudulent organization.
The engineer I had was quite honest and sympathetic. I have been lucky this month, getting more heat. Never know how long it will last.
"And again. There should be a yearly accounting of where the TA money goes and how many current dues-paying members there are. Why is that not forthcoming? Does one have to go to court to get this information? Susan? Our building leader? Anyone that is part of the TA?"
YES!!! What are they hiding? They have fewer than 100 dues-paying members, the do nothing for us, and get pay-offs from Keith Powers, and others in the political arena. Just what the hell do they do with all that money? They certainly haven't won any concessions on MCIs (some of which we never see the benefit of) and they only complained about the removal of the names and directories because it inconvenienced Steinberg. If they have nothing to hide they should publish an accounting of what money they take in and what they pay out. From whom and To whom.
Nobody in the TA "advocate[s] FOR tenants..." Nobody. And there were problems in "the good old days of MetLife," too. Just not as many. Remember: It was Met who installed the heat sensors and thousands of faulty windows.
Left at the door? One hopes!
Doing it for over 5 years and not one issues to date outside of a bottle of olives broke. I got a credit for the entire order, even though all of it was still edible. All I had to do was remove stuff from the wet boxes. Oh and I had to drink my martini with onions for a few days. I survived.
I would assume they have to file some sort of tax records or a 10k or something. Generally, one can look up a non-profits records.
Those two cheerleaders still contending the art doesn’t feel like a dorm . One I think lives in PC which has less students than ST. She cites her floor with a lot of families as typical. Well missy it is not typical. I find those two totally repulsive.
Those two witches keep agreeing with each other. I am so sick up their denial of what goes on her. I think at least one lives in PC.
Just received my email calendar of December events. So exciting. Wow a new Christmas Eve event, jazz and refreshments. They just don’t stop. I am so sick of this crap promoting this dump.
Oh I misrepresented the event. It is jazz and Shake Shack, not refreshments. Whoopdy Doo , a good truck.
Building leaders? I thought that was an extinct species. I knew our long time building leader because I used to help her out. She gave up the post a number of years ago due to her age.I gave up too because I think the current TA Board is beyond redemption. I have not seen a building leader in my building since the former one retired. Maybe he/she is hiding in an undisclosed bunker with the TA Board.
Those two old harridans on the TA fb site never give up! They are unbelievably oppositional to any kind of criticism about this dump. So glad I never have to deal with either of them personally. Ugh!
The half-wits have the nerve to send out another e-blast with all the shit events coming up, but they fail to offer an apology or explanation to the people who showed up for the S'mores and snores whatever it was. Same goes for the salsa and chips thing.
Was Rick let go from his former job? I can't imagine him being competent enough to organize a booze-up in a liquor store. Having said that, I wish he would at least try to keep the property safe and clean. Your video has gone world-wide, STR.
Agree! I firmly believe that if they are receiving taxpayer funds from a city council member, they should legally be forced to open their books. Anyone know the laws surrounding that??
Those two old harridans on the TA Facebook page are probably responsible for fewer and fewer people posting there. One of them actually admits that she loves opposing Edmund Dunn for the pleasure of it. I know several people, longtime and fairly recent, tenants who refrain from posting their honest thoughts on the TA FB because they don't want to be attacked by those two old "dears." Peter Stuyvesant will not hesitate to ban anybody who criticizes (or even questions) the TA, but takes no action agains those two oppositional-for-the-sake-of-it old ladies. I'm guessing they don't have too much to occupy their time. I only glance at the TA Facebook once or twice a week to see if there is anything I should know (because Management cannot be trusted in that department) and I always see posts from these two objectionable old women who contribute nothing, but bully others.
Yet the TA asks for $50 per year for membership! Unbelievable!
Just saw a post on the Tenants Association Facebook concerning a major-league flood in a bathroom. The tenant was put on hold and given the run-around. I hope that she sends it to the NYT RE section, and posts it online to warn every would-be tenant to never, ever rent here because we have the absolute shit-scrapings of a landlord who would rather we drown in backed-up effluence than have enough plumbers on hand to deal with such emergencies.
The owners and managers, "Tenants Association" and local pols have to be the most putrid, disgusting scum of the earth to treat us like this.
If this ever happens to me, I will call a pal at one of the major news outlets and let him come over with cameras to see what we have to endure.
Poor lady on the TA Facebook page dealing with a major flood and piss poor attitudes from security, and I look at the comments and pretty much everyone commenting is saying they have dealt with similar floods themselves. If that is not a sign of the damage that these people have done with their apartment renovations and reconfigurations, I don’t know what it.
Just reading about how someone on the TA fb had a terrible flood in her apartment today and was totally mistreated by the unprofessional behavior of "Public Security" (a/k/a Mall Cops).
Doesn't anyone get it?
The Tenants Association gets kickback money from Powers and his crew.
That's why they bend over for Management.
Hey, Susan Steinberg, exactly where did that $30,000 go?
Can the "perp" walk be far behind?
Truly slimy and shameless.
my floor is 2/3 students. Myself and two old timers are all that's left aside from students.
This is the New York city we all now live in. Destruction of beauty, no attention to codes or laws developers rule watch it go away piece by piece anyhoo, who cares, students who dominate here do not.
>>Your video has gone world-wide, STR.<<
The video on the main page is now at 700 views. Going up and up. Insert smiley face. You know, the similar one that was put in front of the clock at the main playground because Stuy Town couldn't handle repairing it.
I checked the TA Facebook page on that leak. What I saw angers me and had me almost in tears. (Yes, I will admit that.) I am going to post the first message/post, but leave out the name of the person. Many residents chimed in, and many offered emotional support. From reading the posts, it seems as if this is not infrequent, but not as great. (From what we know.)
"Today at 7:25pm water started pouring down from our bathroom ceiling and into our tub and bathroom floor. I called security and was put on hold and then transferred to maintenance where I was on hold for well over 10 mins. It was 8:03pm when someone from plumbing and maintenance came with a wet vac and the water was still pouring down the walls. During this 40 min lag time our bathtub filled up with filthy water and poured out into the rest of our apartment. I was in tears and called security again where they were rude to me and hung up on me. This is unacceptable behaviour from security and a disgusting lag time from management. Our bathroom and adjacent apartment floor are ruined and I am furious with how Stuy town has handled this. I can only imagine how the renovation of our bathroom and adjacent floors will be handled. Security told me we had the most damage of anyone in our plumbing line, which I sincerely hope is true."
I should calm down, but my suggestion is to get rid of a number of people, hire professionals and more of them, and stop it with the stupid "events" that are cheered by a few people compared with how many residents are actually here.
For sure, residents will somehow pay for this. (MCI?)
And so? Are you trying to say that this management is not bad? At least with Met we had heat, didn’t live in a dirty dorm dump and didn’t have to contend with noise from the oval events.
Chief Martin is as incompetent as it gets. She's former NYPD which explains a lot. The incompetence at the NYPD is almost boundless at this point. One can only assume that Beam Living is afraid to get rid of her because she is female and would most certainly file suit, regardless of the fact that she could not possibly do a worse job than she currently does. No one could be worse. I imagine they just send her pay to her home as she cant be here and be this bad, it's just inconceivable that anyone could be that bad at their job and not get fired.
No one is going to get fired here, ever. They want incompetence. And they have it. Heck, they pay good money for it, so if you are reading this and you are totally incompetent, then there is a job waiting for you at Beam Living.
Bath tub backing up with brownish-brackish water.
Sink stopped up.
This is luxury living at its best???
Stop with the sophomoric "events" and hire some plumbers.
Susan, Susan, where are you?
I can't hear you.....
Why wait until it happens to you?
"Those two witches keep agreeing with each other. I am so sick up their denial of what goes on her. I think at least one lives in PC."
They both live in the sty. One of them enjoys the sounds of the hockey pucks. I know for a fact that they both live in the sty. They may be very nice people if you knew them personally, but the way they sneer and argue for the sake of arguing and getting the last word on FB makes me wonder. If all the shit that people complain of doesn't bother them at all, why bother saying so? Just enjoy the garbage that Management dishes up.
"I should calm down, but my suggestion is to get rid of a number of people, hire professionals and more of them, and stop it with the stupid "events" that are cheered by a few people compared with how many residents are actually here."
YES!!! Hayduk and his "team" of incompetents should be fired. Not only that, but there should be some public hearings on the malfeasance and the endangerment of tenants that is perpetrated by Hayduk and that useless Public Safety Chief. I have lived here for over 40 years and have never seen this place in such bad shape. Even the Tishman Speyer and CWC ghouls were not as bad as this crew. Hayduk is a totally vile and incompetent and uncaring SOB. I DO NOT with him well when he finally leaves this place.
Yes, the TA bans anyone who criticizes their bogus operation. You are allowed to moderately criticize management as a couple of posters do, but by and large the criteria for staying in their obnoxious group is not saying anything bad about them.
Most of the renters now are just looking for a six month or one year lease and are students, transients, and tourists.On the other hand there is an increasing number of city subsidized who are thrilled to get a 3600 one room for the minimal rent they pay. Their new renting base could care less about plumbing, grounds, or benevolent landlords. They rent through the universities, Airbnbs and agencies. Don’t care about reviews or media. Take a look at the lousy reviews on Yelp. 2 and a half star average. Apartments still get filled regularly. Some rent rooms out. That is a big business here now.
Mine is 5 old timers but one crammed in with two families., one likely city subsidized, 1 students and one newer family. Pretty lucky. My building on the other hand, looks to be over 50 percent students and roomies. On the floor below there 3 or 4 student dorms.
We need more than just (self-described) Building Leaders. We need Floor Captains, too. LOL. Would any of them volunteer to help out their neighbors in case of a major flood as described above (or worse)? Doubtful.
Tenants (including STR) may be in tears, but Rick and Schwartzman are laughing...all the way to the bank!
Need a floor leader to sniff out the pot I wake up to every AM when I open my door for the newspaper.
So true 1:44. They are doing very well with this renting system which is appalling to us, but profitable to them.
Yes,these people may be incompetent but they are also smart and good with PR. They hire loyal company puppets. I don’t see it as necessarily hiring incompetents. It is hiring people will follow their lead in destroying this property.
Do not see them as nice people.Sorry.
The pipes are "cold as ice." A good way to greet residents who are working in the city and coming home. Good job, Rick!
Agree STR only heat is coming from my Vornado heater. As a lifer, it is so sad to witness the destruction of what was once a beautiful oasis! BTW, the figures of Mary, Joseph and the Wise Men are in the oval but alas, NO manger! Guess their budget priorities are skewed to put it mildly!
Why not open the books of the Tenants Association?
Where does the money go from the "slush" fund?
C'mon, we're waiting for an answer.
Tell us, Shifty Susan Steinberg.
We really want to know.
We have a RIGHT to know.
"BTW, the figures of Mary, Joseph and the Wise Men are in the oval but alas, NO manger! Guess their budget priorities are skewed to put it mildly!"
I wonder if that was done deliberately to make some sort of statement? A Nativity scene with no manger, no Baby Jesus? Sounds like someone is taking the piss, as they say in the Old Country.
I believe the manger is put in later, Christmas Day.
Was just reading on the TA blog about stolen packages. Security did nothing for me. My package was stolen from the lobby. They said they would review the cameras and get back to me. They did nothing. Even took down the worth of the item. They are useless.
Ice cold pipes all day. I can understand it if there is a fault in the sensor system, but what I cannot understand or accept is why these flaming fucktards who call themselves "management" don't do something about the sensors that never fucking kick-in and force us to use the oven all day. Is this one way of trying to kill us to get rid of us?
This is the worst, as in the very worst, management we have ever had and I think that if we had honest politicians, as opposed to graft-taking scumbags, Hayduk and his filthy crew of sleazy cretins would be prosecuted, fined and even jailed. Hayduk the only "hospitality" you would be comfortable working in is the Prison System. You'd enjoy that. Prisoners are starved of heat and decent conditions and that would be right up your alley. You ASSHOLE!
so you won't publish STR, but don't you get some idea of how desperate and miserable some of us are. sob
Works like a charm. A volley of heat in the late evening. Then no heat for overnight. Pipes cold. Good job, Rick. Blackstone is impressed!
They are able to boost up the heat when they want to. Keep calling and calling. I have been fortunate. After a frigid November my heat has been more than adequate this month. It is a horrible thing to be cold.
One thing that can't be disputed is that tenants have a great deal of concerns regarding the goings on in this slum. How is it that tenants association doesn't even hold at least bi-annual meetings exclusively for the airing out of quality of life grievances pertaining to living in this sty? What the hell are they here for?
They are here to serve management. You must know by now that they are a bogus, phony organization. They are in tandem with this management. At one time they served the tenants but not anymore.
As I walked through the neighborhood today, I realized that this dump must have the biggest concentration of college student residents in the city, excluding the NYU and Columbia campuses. As I saw the idiot Santa Com’s walking through this occurred to me. Aren’t you ashamed Blackstone for turning this family community into a dorm dump.
The Tenants Association is a bunch of self-important, two-faced, possibly criminal, parasites.
They are a blight on what was once an oasis in the middle of the city.
Truly without shame or scruples.
"One thing that can't be disputed is that tenants have a great deal of concerns regarding the goings on in this slum. How is it that tenants association doesn't even hold at least bi-annual meetings exclusively for the airing out of quality of life grievances pertaining to living in this sty? What the hell are they here for?"
Many of us wonder the same thing. What the hell are they here for? They do NOTHING for us and whine for "dues" all the time. I think their finances should be investigated.
According to Rick the Dick, there are white cards in the lobbies for people who don't have email to OPT-IN to having their names put back in the intercom. I haven't seen any such cards in my building or the building next door. There are probably a lot of elderly people and people who are sick and housebound who have no idea that their names have been ripped out of the intercom. More isolation and danger for these people.
There is something so calculatedly evil about this management. Whether it's depriving tenants of heat on the coldest days, arranging and then cancelling events without any notice, explanation or apology, forcing tenants to be knee-deep in shit before they will send a plumber .... it goes on. The removal of all names in the intercom and ripping down the directories is something that could cost lives, but they don't care. It will come back to bite Rick in the ass. We'll keep tabs on him when he leaves here to fuck up somewhere else.
Santa Com jerks holding up the elevators. A group was on, six or so, reeking of alcohol. There was a unopened beer and half filled glass on the lobby shelf. Thanks Slick Rick and Blackstone for forcing us to put up with this college scum. And it is not just only today. They don’t belong here.
Public Safety is on it! They are prepared with mops and a dedication to the quiet time that residents are promised. Not to worry!
Slick Rick will deny emphatically that there are hordes of students here. He doesn't like this place to be described as a dorm. Talk about being in denial!
I will never forget how at the first TA meeting after we were sold to Blackstone, their rep assured us the number of students wouldn’t increase. What a load of crap they fed us with Garodnick and the TA in their corner. This place will soon be 70 percent roomies, students , and city subsidized. They have continued their lies for four years.
Blackstone and its oily rep, Slick Rick, have lied to us so much that I think that by now we can just assume that everything we are told is a lie. There is something so pathetic and pathological about Rick's lies and I hate the fact that he corrupts his underlings because he makes them lie for him by following the script. I think I'd rather have Rob Speyer because he was openly and honestly a bloodsucking bastard with no conscience and no moral compass. Apart from his stupid, lying statement to start off with (the one on STR's front page) he didn't pretend to be anything better than an unfeeling, subhuman bastard. He never once attempted to appear human and decent.
Empty beer cans and alcohol bottles strewn throughout my building.
Puke and piss in the elevator.
Screaming, yelling, drunken revelry.
Pig Stuy celebrations galore!
FLASH!
An email blast from Management:
As an extra special "amenity" to celebrate the Holiday Season guess who will be holding court right by the artificial, plastic tree on the Oval?
That's right!
Rick the Dick dressed as Santa Claus handing at MCI's to all the tenants
AND
Shameless, Shifty Susan Steinberg adorned as Mrs. Claus begging for $50 memberships to her phony, scam "organization".
Hey, I thought this was the Season For Giving, not the Season for Taking, Taking, Taking?
How foolish of me.
Bah, humbug!
The apartment under ours has been partying ALL day and still going. It was so loud earlier my walls were vibrating. Yelling “chug” and profanity over the music. When my partner left earlier a girl was on the ground throwing up into a flower bed on the 20th St loop. I’m convinced I’m living in a frat house.🤦♀️
>>Blackstone and its oily rep, Slick Rick, have lied to us so much that I think that by now we can just assume that everything we are told is a lie.<<
That is one of the major reasons I try not to call PS, see Resident Services, or talk to Rick. If I must, I have to repress my anger. How many lies or reading from a script can one believe? If you don't believe them, then you will not be disappointed.
In the other Stuy Town blog that is not associated with the TA but made up of residents, I saw this new posting:
>>The Stuyvesant Town photo with Santa event for dogs was a major disappointment! When I got to the ice rink, there were no signs saying where Santa was! When I went into the ice rink, I was pointed to a tiny little room in the back where sat the most miserable looking Santa I've seen. A blue background and two measly Christmas trees. There was a photographer there, and I asked how much the photos would cost. He said not to worry, they would be reasonable. He proceeded to take many photos of my dog on an unsmiling, skinny Santa. I was told I would get the photos in 2 days - it took 5 days. Then, I received pictures of another dog with his family, not mine. I called the photographer and he kept me on hold while he searched for my photos. Later on I received an email with only (6) pictures of my pup. She was not even looking at the camera in any of them and Santa's eyes were closed in one. The colors were over-saturated and didn't look professional at all! Then came the best part - $50.00 to download one photo!<<
Good job, Rick and Resident Services!
Again, where are our politicians fighting against these Management sponsored commercial enterprises taking place within our property? Aren’t things like this against the zoning laws? Maybe if some of these “progressive” politicians we have would actually stand up to some of the atrocities actually happening to us instead of bitching about hypotheticals and Trump, we would be in a better situation.
The pukefedt that occurred throughout the property last night proved once and for all that Rick Hayduk is a FUCKING LIAR when he says this is not a dorm. Rick, you are a FUCKING LIAR and their is nothing more to you than that.
Was there any NYPD presence on the property during the pukefest? I don’t think so.
This an unsupervised stinking college dorm.
File a complaint with Dept of Consumer Affairs. They will take action.
The people who were ripped off by the photographer should demand their money back and, if no joy there, contact BBB and Dept. Consumer Affairs. We don't have to put up with the huckster shit that "management" brings in to fleece us. It's bad enough that "management" always has its dirty hands in our pockets and fleeces us by not giving us heat, peace and quiet and have ripped out all the tenant directories. They inflict all this cheap tacky shit on us in the name of Christmas (which they don't even know the meaning of) and try to rob us at the same time. Don't let them get away with it. Complain and DEMAND you money back.
Rick is a two-bit hustler and I don't believe he has an honest bone in his body.
Sounds like Rick is setting up sleazy commercial projects. It's bad enough that commercial projects are against the zoning laws, but to recruit the lowest of the low adds insult to injury. What kind of tacky "resorts" did Rick work at in the past? He certainly was never a property manager. Can't think why they hired such a loser because there has to be better out there.
Of course Rick is a liar. For Blackstone and that paycheck.
I just returned from the Oval. Seen, two running bicycles around the Oval, both of them passing by a Public Safety officer who didn't say anything to them. Have the "rules" changed? I ask, because if these rules are not enforced, or PS has a hard time enforcing them, then rules are dropped, and voila!: no breaking of rules according to Management.
If I don't pay my rent will that broken rule be ignored? No, I thought not.
The 14th Street Loop is nose to tale parked (both sides) and in the street with moving vans. Churn, Baby, Churn!
Sure hope nobody needs to get to the fire hydrant today.
What percentage of that $50 "dog photo" fee gets kicked-back to Blackstone? And I don't feel sorry at all for any tenant stupid enough to attend such an "event."
Just heard through the grapevine that CVS on First Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets is closing! Hope it's not true, but with another chain closing on the same block, me thinks another unaffordable high rise is coming! Sure hope this is not the case!
And one poster on the TA said that the Santa Com crumbs were well behaved. Ha.
Why would you even attend such a foolish gimmicky thing? What did you expect from this bunch of highway robbers?
If residents would stop attending these events and business promotions, maybe they would cease. I blame the tenants who attend and eat this stuff up.
We will not get better.
I agree. These tenants help support Rick’s crap.
Just went to Target to pick up a few food items and was pleasantly surprised by the variety and prices - especially the prices! The shelves were pretty bare, but they have probably had a lot of Associated refugees shopping there and the Santacom crowd.
When I came back there were two older ladies trying to find somebody's name in the intercom. They knew the name of the person they were visiting, but were not sure of the apartment number and, of course, no names are in the intercom. I let them in. No way were they dangerous. I also noticed a pink slip from the USPS scotch-taped up in the lobby. The name of the sender was present, as was the name of the recipient, but no apartment number. Therefore the postal worker could not take the package to the apartment and the recipient has to go and bail it out of the Post Office. That should be fun. All this thanks to the BONE-HEADED IDIOT-IN-CHIEF who doesn't think we are entitled to have our names listed in a directory or intercom. Too much work for his staff and oy! the expense! Maybe he'll eventually get the intercom updated, but meanwhile this is is causing a lot of inconvenience to tenants and their visitors and postal workers. And it is doing fuck-all for security. What a maroon!
I hope they put a Rite Aid in Associated's spot. I like Rite Aid.
No cards in the lobby of my building for people o opt-in to having their names in the intercom. Plenty of pamphlets advertising their shitty events that get cancelled without notice and which only the desperate attend, anyway.
I certainly hope not. Getting my prescriptions would become a big hassle. The closest one is on 23rd and First. So inconvenient. Would bother me more than the closing of Associated which I am getting used to not being there. Anyway Trader Joe’s is coming soon. CVS would be a real loss.
Target is good for some items, but do not care for the food selection. This is an express store and their stock on everything is limited, except for toys.
A Rite Aid would be OK, but I would rather see a nice supermarket.
As far as I'm concerned, Hayduk and his crew have violated our homes and, therefor, violated our lives. They have reduced to security to minimal-to-none levels; we freeze in our apartments every cold day and night; we have to listen to students and casual stay-overs partying at all hours; our lungs are assaulted by the stench of pot indoors and those fucking leaf-blowers outside. Rake the fucking leaves. It's easier and safer and healthier.
By removing our names from the directories and intercoms Hayduk has violated our right to have our names attached to our homes and is causing much distress. He claims "privacy" reasons, but he's the same fucking asshole who told PS to buzz in anybody and everybody to roam our buildings on Halloween.
Bottom line is: Hayduk thinks we are shit and treats us like shit. Those appalling commercial gimmicks and events compound the insult. I don't think this guy sits up at night, thinking of ways to insult us and make us miserable. These ideas come to him spontaneously because he is just a jerk with the mindset of a jerk.
An outside door to our building has not locked for about month (that I know of). During this period, I as well as others have reported it to both Resident Services and Security.
"Hayduk thinks we are shit and treats us like shit."
Just call Rick is successfully executing Schwarzman's/Blackstone's predatory PCVST business plan (a/k/a Speyer's predatory PCVST business plan.) assuming anyone not employed by Schwarzman/Blackstone, not investing with Schwarzman/Blackstone or not soliciting/accepting bribe money from Schwarzman/Blackstone is shit and should be treated like shit.
The major difference between loser Speyer's failed predatory PCVST business plan and Schwarzman's/Blackstone's successful predatory PCVST business plan is our corrupt NYC Councilman Garodnick/Powers and our corrupt, hijacked, disgraced PCVST TA Board fully approve, endorse, support and cheerlead Schwarzman/Blackstone successfully executing what is essentially Speyer's failed predatory business plan intended to rake in multiple billion dollar PCVST windfalls destroying the historic, world-renowned, middle class PCVST residential community. It's the same predatory PCVST business plan. The plan never changed.
Schwarzman/Blackstone, the most notorious Wall Street predator on earth is paying just call Rick Hayduk to think we are shit and treat us like shit.
"An outside door to our building has not locked for about month (that I know of). During this period, I as well as others have reported it to both Resident Services and Security."
They don't care. They just don't care. This is the reality we now have to live with. Security is a joke. A sick joke. We are not safe in our homes and are vulnerable to whatever is out there and can get in. The face that our apartments are our homes means nothing to Hayduk and his crew. We are violated at every level. Ripping out the directories was a way of saying: "Your safety and the sanctity of your homes means nothing to us. You are just here to pay the rent and must expect nothing in the way of security and dignity of being listed as a tenant. We can and will do anything we want and you must just suck it up. You don't like the lack of security: suck it up; you have to wait for an appointment weeks down the road when a calamity occurs with the plumbing: suck it up; you have no heat: suck it up. Just pay your rent, don't expect any of the services you would get in a well-run apartment complex: suck it up." We just have to look out for ourselves and not expect any kind of services that formerly our rent and lease would guarantee.
Of course, we will get the execrable Oval noise from the ghetto-style outdoor music and entertainment and that is another thing we have to suck up.
Back in the days when the neighborhood was surrounded by a squalid, drug-infested ghetto, people partied and played boom boxes in the street. We were lucky that we didn't have that actually on the property (except when kids walked through with boom boxes on their shoulders. Now we have noisy, nasty music blasted on speakers positioned in the Oval (which bears absolutely no resemblance to what the Oval used to be. We just have to suck it up.
Overflowing drains backing up and flooding apartments and no plumbers on site to deal with it: suck it up.
This isn't NYCHA, but it isn't far off. So what if we are paying thousands of dollars for our apartments that are full of filthy effluence from rotten plumbing and constant noise from partying students. Suck it up.
The mailmen and mailwomen are really angry and upset about removal of directories in lobby.
They tell me it makes their job so much more difficult and leads to misdelivery of mail.
What a stupid, mean spirited idea.
F U Rick!
F U to the Tenants Association which bends over for Management.
When is the next photo op, Susan?
Why don'y you go to Florida already?
We had no heat at all last night and were so cold. We really are being treated like garbage. I have a little one and don't like to get a heater in case he touches it and gets burned, but I can't live like this anymore. Somebody should be heavily fined and/or jailed for inflicting this kind of misery on tenants. The NYCHA project can't be much worse than this. Why are they doing this to us? We pay the rent every month, cause no problems and all we want is heat in freezing cold weather. We need heat over night, not just a quick blast early evening. Small children and the elderly are at serious risk for getting sick without heat and at risk from getting burned or starting a fire with a space heater.
This inhumane. These people running the place are thugs. Nothing more and nothing less. Just thugs.
I wrote the comments about referencing the Kushners and I apologize. I t was over the top. I was angry and feeling very frustrated by all the misery this landlord is inflicting. I had read somewhere that the Kushners got out of Germany by the skin of their teeth and that's why that cruel thought came into my mind. Maybe STR could delete the post because offending people isn't what this blog is about.
FWIW, my wife gave me a good ear-blasting when she read it and has threatened to throw my laptop down the garbage chute.
Fair enough. Thanks.
Hayduk/Blackstone decided to remove the directories at the very time of the year when they are most needed. We have packages and mail being delivered in greater volume than other times of the year; friends and family (some traveling from far away places) coming to visit or stay and that intercom is not at all user-friendly. The directories are a very, very useful tool for delivery people, postal workers and Aunt Mable who is short sighted and has arthritic fingers that cannon deal with that bloody complicated intercom.
What this boils down to is that "management" we are not people. We are numbers. Everybody has their numbers - their apartment number and their intercom number. No names. Just numbers. It's bad enough the buildings look like a bad day in Warsaw, and reducing us to numbers just complete the bleakness. The artificial tack littered around the property and called "decorations" just emphasize the ugliness of the place and the mentality that runs it.
I am not a number. I am a free man! (Some will understand the reference.)
Call 311 if your thermometer reads below 68 in daytime and 62 at night.
Regarding a child safe heater: please do a little research about this. There are indeed heaters which are safe for children to have in their environment.
I saw what I thought was a female Salvation Army Santa ringing her bell on the corner of East 14th Street and 1st Avenue.
I figured I'd throw a couple of bucks in the kettle.
Looking more closely I realized it was Slimy, Shifty Susan trolling for $50 "memberships" in the phony, phantom Tenants Association.
Nice try but it didn't work.
Bah humbug to you!
The lack of a Tenant Directory is a DISASTER for deliverers, visitors, emergency health responders, mailpersons, and fellow tenants.
Has anyone investigated Slick Rick's probably illegal move?
Is there anyone who is familiar with the law?
More and more 1 star reviews piling up on Yelp. If this trend continues, it is more and more likely that the influx of college students will continue to grow and families/professionals moving here will dwindle.
Peter W is another despicable human being. Flat out lying to people about the conditions here because the paycheck means more to him then some good old fashioned honesty. I guarantee that if my employer was expecting me to do to people what Rick and Peter and crew are doing, I would have quit a long long time ago. But that’s what someone with conscience does - the right thing.
STR,
Do Keith Powers, Brad Hoyllman or Harvey Epstein have any comment or thoughts on removal of Tenant Directory?
Is there any recourse?
Is there any law or regulation dealing with this?
There is an elderly individual on my floor whose health care aids, Meal on Wheels and other assistants who do not come on a regular basis have trouble locating her apartment.
This is truly a disgrace.
Thank you.
Mail service
Landlords are required to either provide and maintain approved mailboxes and directories of tenants, as provided by federal law and by the regulations of the post office department, or they must arrange for mail to be delivered to them, their agents, or employees for prompt distribution (per section 27-2047 of the Housing Maintenance Code).
Oil filled radiator.
https://www.sylvane.com/blog/what-makes-oil-heaters-so-popular/
Is there any city ruling now for penalty amount ? $$ for lease break? thnx
It's going to be in the 20's tonight. I'm going to say a prayer for heat. Thanks for everything Stuyvesant Town Tenants Association!
They rarely have comments and thoughts on what the management does and the TA doesn’t do here. None of them are getting my vote in the future
"Do Keith Powers, Brad Hoyllman or Harvey Epstein have any comment or thoughts on removal of Tenant Directory?
Is there any recourse?"
I don't think they care because they are the Blackstone "payroll." I just know that when/if any of them run for office again (in any capacity) I will vote for whomever is running against them. They are useless dreck. Powers is especially bad.
@9:08 AM: Management is indeed doing a great deal of harm to tenants (especially the elderly) by removing the directories. I really don't think that Hayduk cares how much suffering and inconvenience he inflicts because he has a heart of stone. You have to be like that to work for Blackstone. I know they sent out an email giving tenants the option to "Opt-in" to having their names in the intercom, but they shouldn't have removed the names in the first place. As for the cards they said were going to be put in the lobbies for those who don't have email addresses: none in my building or other buildings, according to friends I have in other buildings.
I really believe that this management is as heartless and ruthless as they get. They just violate the laws they should be obeying and get away with it because of political clout.
Tenants who are elderly, sick or very young are subjected to freezing cold temperatures overnight (and during a good part of the day) because management is not going to provide heat at or above the mandated subsistence levels. I'm sure there are a lot of elderly and sick people shivering in their apartments and Meals on Wheels, aides, carers are able to get in and check on them or tend to their needs. It's as if Management wants to isolate the elderly and vulnerable and see how long it takes for them to die. A lot of this is cold-blooded vengeance and greed because the laws recently changed that allowed management to gouge and bleed every last penny out of tenants. Now they have to rent the property out as a dorm, an unsupervised dorm. Hayduk insults our intelligence with his blatant lies. He should know better because we have his number and know exactly what he is. As for hoping for any support from our local politicians, they are only passing through and getting what they for themselves. They are even less use than the Tenant Association and it's hard to get worse than that outfit!
"Do Keith Powers, Brad Hoyllman or Harvey Epstein have any comment or thoughts on removal of Tenant Directory?"
Have you contacted their offices? I will be sending them an old school Word letter with the information that I got from this blog and the other 2 FaceBook pages that:
"According to the NYC Housing Maintenance Code section 27-2047:
“The owner of a multiple dwelling shall either:
(1) Arrange for mail to be delivered to himself or herself, his or her agents, or employees for prompt distribution to the occupants; or
(2) Provide and maintain approved mail receptacles and directories of persons living in the dwelling, as provided by federal law and by the regulations of the post office department.”
https://www1.nyc.gov/.../pdf/HousingMaintenanceCode.pdf
“This is clearly not the way it is supposed to be, but please don’t judge living here by this one experience.”
- Peter W
Is he kidding?? This poor woman has lived here for a few weeks, and most of that time has been spent with a flooded bathroom, of course she is going to judge living here based on this one experience.
Peter may go and get her the help that she needs, but that doesn’t solve the real problem, and that is the fact this woman was given the run around for weeks and it wasn’t until she went on Yelp and wrote a scathing review for something to be done.
does Keith Powers have any thoughts? About anything. The guy is the worst City Council Member EVER! he is a total fraud.
OMG! I miss Associated today! Had to get food in for dinner, so I walked down Avenue A to C-Town. It's a nice store. Plenty of variety and the prices are lower than Associated. They probably don't have a bloodsucking vermin landlord. Coming back was no picnic because of the snow and I decided to wait for a bus and nearly froze to death.
I think about those folk at Associated who got thrown out of work (and at the worse time of year). Most of them were poor and having to get by doing two or three jobs.
I HATE YOU BLACKSTONE! MAY KARMA GET YOU BIGLY, YOU GODLESS BASTARDS!!!!!!
I have not seen any sign-up sheet.
FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST BLACKSTONE AND THEIR MINIONS:
<<<"According to the NYC Housing Maintenance Code section 27-2047:
“The owner of a multiple dwelling shall either:
(1) Arrange for mail to be delivered to himself or herself, his or her agents, or employees for prompt distribution to the occupants; or
(2) Provide and maintain approved mail receptacles and directories of persons living in the dwelling, as provided by federal law and by the regulations of the post office department.”
https://www1.nyc.gov/.../pdf/HousingMaintenanceCode.pdf>>>
PLEASE CAREFULLY RE-READ (2) REGARDING "FEDERAL LAW."
O.K. - it seems that we've standing to drag these bastards into United States Federal Court (Southern District of New York, among the most active of U.S. District Courts, with an impressive number of celebrated judges) since BLACKSTONE IS VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW by its elimination of directories.
Yes, I'm exhausted, too often cold and so on . . . and discouraged and sickened by what has become of my decades-long home. But it seems that WE'VE GOT THE BASTARDS NOW, IF WE'VE THE WILL TO TAKE ACTION.
Please e-mail me so that now we FINALLY ORGANIZE, and ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING -- FOR OURSELVES AND OUR NEIGHBORS.
quietenjoymentnow@gmail.com
Stand Up and Fight
There are a number of violations. Petty to the big boss, but violations. Uncovered mattresses on the sidewalk, club cars crossing 20th Street, heat problems for many residents, etc.... Violations, violations...
If we had any politicians worth voting for they would make Blackstone correct those violations and/or issue fines and drag Hayduk's lying ass into court. I wonder what he got away with in his previous jobs.
"There are a number of violations. Petty to the big boss, but violations. Uncovered mattresses on the sidewalk, club cars crossing 20th Street, heat problems for many residents, etc.... Violations, violations..."
Because the place is being run by a moronic nincompoop!
He is not a moronic nincompoop. He is a clever, calculating, uncaring PR man who follows his company’s policies in a way that pleases them and also has snowed under many longtime residents.
What EXACTLY can be done to put back Tenant Directory?
Otherwise, this place is nothing but a hotel.
Sink clogged up.
In realize this isn't a flood but why do I have to wait a week for an appointment for a plumber to snake out the drain?
Is this unusual or par for the course?
@ Stand Up and Fight
FYI - People are already looking into this. Can’t say more than that for now.
Sooner or later, Blackstone will have to replace ALL the directories that they removed, since it is clear that they are violating the law. Their vile, unctuous lawyer, Fred Knapp, should have known better than to advise them to do this. And, if he didn’t advise them on this, then Rick Hayduk is an even bigger, more ignorant and more dangerous idiot than he already appears to be to have ordered that this be done without consulting his legal people.
"Sink clogged up.
In realize this isn't a flood but why do I have to wait a week for an appointment for a plumber to snake out the drain?
Is this unusual or par for the course?"
This is only usual now because Blackstone is having revengeful hissy fits about the recent change in rent laws that stop them from gouging. They are evil bastards and not fit to run a residential property. They treat people like shit - which is what they themselves are. Tell RS that you are going to pour a few jugs of Liquid Plumber down the sink (protect your eyes and skin from backsplash from the chemicals) and if they have to replace the pipe, tough!
"He is not a moronic nincompoop. He is a clever, calculating, uncaring PR man who follows his company’s policies in a way that pleases them and also has snowed under many longtime residents."
Don't kid yourself. I know many, many of the longtime tenants and they are as pissed off as hell. They are the ones being affected mostly by this moron's rotten decisions and lack of caring. If you want to find a gullible oldster in Stytown, you gotta bring one with you. I also talk to the aides (part of my job) and they are dealing with these fuming tenants and the names that the aides have for this nincompoop are not printable on this blog. It's not just the older tenants though. Many of the younger and newer tenants are totally pissed off about the removal of rhe directories. Only he students don't care. Unfortunately, there almost more students than actual "tenants" at this point because this is one big, nasty dorm.
According to the NYC Housing Maintenance Code section 27-2047:
“The owner of a multiple dwelling shall either:
(1) Arrange for mail to be delivered to himself or herself, his or her agents, or employees for prompt distribution to the occupants; or
(2) Provide and maintain approved mail receptacles and directories of persons living in the dwelling, as provided by federal law and by the regulations of the post office department.”
https://www1.nyc.gov/.../pdf/HousingMaintenanceCode.pdf
I am convinced that Management pays "cheerleaders" to go on the TA Fb to counter complaints. One poor lady just posted about how cold her apartment is and some plant jumped in right after her to describe how wonderful the property is and how everything works tickety-boo in this haven of perfection. Immediately, another one jumped in to agree with him.
This is not the first time Management has used paid plants to counter criticism. There was a classic on the T&V thread about the removal of the directories. Some regular (i.e. real) poster called it a "paid announcement" in a hilarious post. Btw, the plant on the TA fb page never mentioned heat or lack of heat; just went into ecstatic praise of the cleanliness and beauty of the buildings and grounds. I guess he's never noticed the filthy, uncovered mattresses, dog shit and general filth lying around on the property (all since Hayduk took over as mismanager).
I've got some photos to show the "cheerleaders." Actually, many photos.
Sorry to disagree, and you may be right that the number of pro Hayduk tenants is shrinking but there is still a sizable group. A couple of them still e-mail him with their issues, send out group e-vites to his events . I socialize with a group of them. And of course the ST moms still adore him. So, though I am not denying a decrease, I know for a fact that there is a sizable group.Some of them separate him from his bosses.
Re: Plumbing poster
My tub gets clogged every couple of weeks too.
The handyman they send says the problem will keep repeating unless they snake out tub of adjoining apartment which empties into same drain.
I have called them every month.
Handyman says pipes in all buildings are on last legs.
After all Pig Stuy Town is almost 75 years old.
Sink gets clogged too.
Brown water.
Need I go on...and on...and on...and on.
Wait! I have a great idea. I'll just contact Susan Steinberg and ask her counsel.
After all, she is President of the Tenants Association.
She must have some clout.
Guess what Susan replied?
You guessed it.
"JUST CALL RICK"
Hahahaha
You want $50, Susan?
I DON'T THINK SO.
They don’t care. They will refute anything negative said about the property. And I personally know a few of them. Not just talking about the posters.
I wonder if Rick ever apologized for canceling the S'mores and Songs event without notice? Same for the Chips and Salsa events to be held in lobbies (which I'm sure would have delighted tenants living on those floors).
They don't have money to maintain the directories (which are mandated by law), but they have money for the cheesy, crappy events that appeal to a handful of people. I wish Rick would get it into his thick head that he running a residential property and not a fucking hotel!
Some asshole is thanking Hayduk and ST for all they do on a no heat post. Of course he has heat. Idiot. That demonstrates the definite existence of a SlickRick fan club. These cheerleaders make me sick.
For further evidence of a Hayduk fan club, some are liking this moronic praise of him on the post. Several in a few minutes. This guy who wrote this must be paid to say such foolish things.
Beam Living absolutely gives gifts to certain residents for their "support". I was told this flat out by an ex employee who I currently work with. She stated without provocation on my side. She didn't even know I lived in the Pig Sty when she stated it at a board meeting.
This is heartening news, for a change.
Please keep us posted.
And please consider e-mailing me with details. I've been considering contacting my own attorney about the directories/Federal Laws.
quietenjoymentnow@gmail.com
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I have never before been in a multi-unit apartment building that has as many violations as the one I live in, and I am assuming the violations are complex-wide. No certificates of inspection in the elevators, no tenant directories and little to no heat and bicycles zipping around the pathways as if they are in the Tour de France. I would if there is somebody (maybe a politician) who is paid to have the City agencies look the other way? This place is absolutely deplorable when it comes to obeying City laws. I guess DeBlasio has set the tone. When somebody dies or is maimed as a result of this flagrant nose-thumbing of the laws that protect us tenants, somebody's head will roll. Or maybe not. Depends on the price.
I hope they are at least handsomely compensating these moron tenants that praise them! I honestly could not in my good conscience take money from these bastards and then go on to a Facebook thread about someone struggling with heat and praise Rick. That is some really deranged shit right there.
Most definitely they pay people to praise Management and sing the praises of life in the Sty. Remember when the composting program first started? There was a paid shill on the TA fb all the time during the roll-out urging tenants to compost. Never hear a word from her now. Some people will do anything for money (or "perks").
I miss Associated so much! That little Target branch has NOTHING worth having in their grocery section (didn't even venture downstairs). I know I'm not going to do much shopping at Trader Joe because I don't like frozen meats, chicken and fish. Maybe I'll buy some fresh greens there (if they have any), but it's going to be a mini-store like Target. We need a real supermarket within easy walking distance of this project. We used to have so much choice - Red Apple, Pioneer/A&P/Gristedes. Red Apple was my favorite. It's bad enough that "Management" treats us like shit, now we are on the shit side of the tp when it comes to grocery stores (if you'll pardon the crude comparison). We had green grocery stores, card shops, shoe repairers and a plethora of small businesses to shop at and support the local economy. It's like living in the middle of Nowhere. I don't like to shop for food online because I like to walk around a supermarket and check out the quality of what they sell. Associated was not the greatest supermarket in the world, but it was adequate, affordable and convenient. Now, we have nothing. I don't know what the elderly and people with mobility issues do for getting fresh food. I suspect that Blackstone is trying to kill off that demo. I work 10-hour shifts and want a local, open-late supermarket. Is that too much to ask?
The retail around here is awful. I do not like a Target for groceries, but they are fine for drugs and paper goods. Did not like Associated, but miss the convenience a bit. Looking forward to Trader Joe’s. Right now a once weekly trek to Dags or Morton Williams is not terrible.
" I work 10-hour shifts and want a local, open-late supermarket. Is that too much to ask?"
Oh, you gotta go live in a Big City with a Vibrant Nabe to get what you want. Don't you know that we are living on the wrong side of the tracks? True, this used to be a Vibrant Nabe, but now it is as sterile as Hayduk's e-blasts (and as cold as his heart). This is what happens when developers and predators (same thing really) "develop" a neighborhood. It becomes as cold, sterile and boring as their money-hungry hearts and souls.
I hate this neighborhood as much as I hate Hayduk and Blackstone. I used to love it, but it has been changed into something as cold, depressing and sterile as an abortion clinic.
Where does "Management" get off advertising this dump as "luxury" apartments? We have minimal heat - they skate just at or even below the City rules regarding heat. What luxury apartment management does that?! We have no REAL amenities here. The pathetic bread and circus events that "Management" provides are not in any way "luxury" or would be offered at a real luxury complex. They would be scorned at best and probably not even considered appropriate at worst.
We have no amenities here. There are gyms all over town that are better and more affordable than the ones offered here; Oval Study is only appealing to students - which Liar Hayduk claims we don't have many of. That overpriced, shitty little cafe (with all the dogs!) is abhorrent and unhygienic and the Oval events and movies are no better than you would find in a church hall in Shitsville, MO. There is NOTHING even remotely luxurious, sophisticated or even remotely worth considering about this dump. It was an enviable place to live when it was bucolic and peaceful, but now it is like some scruffy, underfunded apology for an inner-city park.
They can't call the apartments "luxury" because they are under-heated, plagued with plumbing problems that result in raw sewage overflowing into apartments and the walls are so thin that you can hear every bodily function of your neighbors. Plus some.
They should just stop advertising this dump as anything more than it actually is. An aging, decrepit, badly-maintained borderline slum. The apartments were never great (apart from their size, which is a moot point now we have six people crammed into a former one-bedroom), but the grounds were very attractive and an anomaly in this loud and dirty city. The destroyed that. Let's get real. This is now a dorm with a few actual "tenants" and is not worth even looking into if you want a nice place to call home.
DeBlasio along with Garodnick and the TA were involved in the deal. I think DeBlasio gets subsidized city apartments here and there is probably some deal in which the city ignores violations. He was heavily involved.
Woke up to COLD PIPES this morning.
What a SHOCK!
Bedroom ICE COLD.
Real nice for an 18-month old baby.
How about some heat, Rick?
It has also changed back to a grimy den of homeless and addicts. The smell of pot assaults you as you come down to First Avenue. Lowlifes and panhandlers abound under the scaffolding near the post office and across the Street. When walking home after dark I try to avoid that area near the post office, although it is not much better on the Associated block. This area appears to be attracting a vagrant demo. Not saying that the upper West Side and East aren’t without their pockets of increasing low lives but this neighborhood has deteriorated horribly. What say you Keith, Harvey, and Carlin’s (our do nothing reps).
Agreed on all points 1:56. It has become an overpriced dorm dump.A truly ugly and unsafe place to live despite Hayduk’s PR lies.
This is another intolerable situation. I have been fortunate. My heat is considerably higher than it was in November after only one call. Keep badgering RS, call 311 and badger do nothing Powers.
I saw a new sign on our front building door: LEED. What is LEED? Online (https://new.usgbc.org) it says:
"A LEED credential denotes proficiency in today's sustainable design, construction and operations standards. More than 203,000 professionals have earned a LEED credential to help advance their careers."
Yeah, that's what I think about when I think of Stuy Town.
More:
"The LEED rating systems are grouped into five main categories:
Building Design and Construction.
Interior Design and Construction.
Operations and Maintenance.
Homes.
Neighborhood Development."
It does make you think of Stuy Town and its buildings.
Yes, even if your building is something out of the past and is in reality a "housing project," it too can become LEED compliant...if you have enough money and "donate" to our politicians.
This is from 2011, so beware:
>>Plaintiffs recently filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that L.E.E.D. green building certification is a scam. The Complaint was filed against the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and others on behalf of those “who paid for L.E.E.D.-certification for property they owned in reliance on Defendants’ deceptive marketing claims that L.E.E.D. certified properties use 25% less energy and achieve CO2 emissions reductions over non-L.E.E.D. certified properties as well as improved air quality and improved water efficiency.”
The class action lawsuit also seeks to bring claims on behalf of trades, taxpayers and persons who design energy efficient buildings and who suffer injury by L.E.E.D.’s “monopolization” of the market through its fraudulent and intentionally misleading representations.
The allegations are sweeping. Plaintiffs allege that L.E.E.D.’s “rating system is not based on objective scientific criteria,” and that the “rating system is not based on actual measurements but rather computer modeling of anticipated energy use levels of a building’s performance.” Plaintiffs contend that the USGBC used a “skewed” sample in forming its determination of L.E.E.D.’s claims. The Complaint further argues that the USGBC’s decision to use “mean energy use” as opposed to “median energy use” misrepresents the truth, which Plaintiffs say “would show a mean average energy use value of 105, which is 29% higher than the mean average energy use” of the United States Energy Consumption Survey’s catalog of 5,215 buildings constructed as early as 1920. The bottom line is that the Complaint alleges that L.E.E.D. buildings perform worse than conventionally built structures.
If proven true, the whole L.E.E.D. certification movement may drop dead in its tracks. Of course, it is too early to form any judgments. Scientists and judges will need to sift through the data to find the objective truth.<<
From 2017 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14489076)
>>More importantly, LEED is bullshit.
LEED is a private entity that you pay to get LEED certification based on your planned designs. Once you have certification, you could build literally anything else. If you buy a LEED certified building, you could convert it to be heated and powered by burning tires and endangered animals- still LEED Certified.
There is no decertification process, because that would mean spending money to reduce the number of buildings with the very-public name on it. Why would LEED ever want that?<<
They've taken down the information about elevator inspections and now each car has a "Happy Holidays" sign in its place. Fucking assholes!
I hope Hayduk has a lousy rotten Christmas and New Year.
Was just looking at the Tenants (not TA) facebook page and some lady posted a photograph of her thermometer which indicates that her apartment is 57 degrees. Some nasty bitch commented back "Why are you posting this? What exactly do you want us to do about it?" Very neighborly. I hope her heat goes off and stays off.
>>They've taken down the information about elevator inspections and now each car has a "Happy Holidays" sign in its place. Fucking assholes!<<
I just noticed that, too. Isn't an inspection posting in every elevator required???
>>Elevators and escalators shall be thoroughly inspected at intervals not exceeding one year. Additional monthly inspections for satisfactory operation shall be conducted by designated persons. Records of the results of the latest annual elevator inspections shall be posted in elevators.<<
That's what is says.
https://www.osha.gov › laws-regs › regulations › standardnumber
"I just noticed that, too. Isn't an inspection posting in every elevator required???"
I believe it is. This Hayduk "management" is a law unto itself. Some politicians are being paid handsomely to ignore the flagrant in-your-face violations.
We'll remember at the voting booth, Keith & Co.
From the way our elevators wobble and creak, I doubt they are inspected or maintained according to legal requirements.
From https://www1.nyc.gov I read this:
>>Building occupants may view the inspection certificate posted in the elevator cab or in the management office<<
Management Office? Surely, now.
Shocker of shocker. The T&V rag actually wrote an article about heat complaints being up in ST and PC. Of course Slimy Rick refuted it. Liar.
They cut corners on everything. I guess poor Blackstone is going broke because of the new rent laws. All of these cuts are peevish greed on display. Human life, safety and dignity don't fit into the equation.
Just read that post on the woman with 57 degrees. These ridiculous responses kill me. Of course that bitch who said what do you want us to do was horrible. The others who tell her to send photo to Hayduk and call Powers are equally foolish. We shouldn’t have to call and send photos to Hayduk and Powers. They KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON and DO NOT CARE. So stop telling these poor residents to call especially if they have already called. Just call 311. This whole situation is despicable.
"Shocker of shocker. The T&V rag actually wrote an article about heat complaints being up in ST and PC. Of course Slimy Rick refuted it. Liar."
It is clear that Rick either thinks we are stupid or he is a pathological compulsive liar who can't help but lie and has no control over it. It can be a form of mental illness (our President suffers from the same malady). I have never seen such blatant liars in all my life! It's mind boggling!
As someone who works on elevators, I can say with 100% certainty that there has to be a notice in the elevator that states where the certificate of inspection is located. It is city law/code.
Oh and by the way, these elevators are a disaster waiting to happen. Only a matter of time before a serious incident takes place.
"Oh and by the way, these elevators are a disaster waiting to happen. Only a matter of time before a serious incident takes place."
I believe that. I feel nervous every time I step into one of them. I hope that elevator maintenance has been cut because they are so pissed about the new rent laws. If they have, then somebody should go to jail. The love of money is at the root of all evil and Blackstone is all about evil.
24 degrees and dropping and we haven't had heat since 9:30 pm. I have the oven on to try and keep warm because I don't want my toddler to get sick. If he does get sick I will take legal action against these bloodsucking, evil scum. Hayduk is a man with no conscience or decency. Would he make his family live in such misery? Blackstone is a notorious slumlord and I curse the vermin politicians and the TA for inflicting them on us.
I woke up around 2:30 AM. I checked as my nose was cold, a telltale sign of the temperature. So, the pipes were like ice. No heat before and none coming up. I guess it's plenty warm outside per legal instructions....
STR, you would have laughed. The first morning I noticed the LEED sign on the entrance glass to my building, one of Bobcats was parked directly in front of that new LEED sign. That vehicle is the complete opposite of what LEED claims to try and accomplish.
And that's the truth. Stuy Town does not adhere to "green living" standards. Yes, for publicity, but in truth, aside from a few things, no.
That cheerleader continues to denigrate posters who complain. Today she replied to a post regarding signage with it is no big deal to her. Nothing is a big deal to this one. No heat, noise, filth, etc. I can imagine what her apartment looks like, probably akin to the Sty.
"I hope that elevator maintenance has been cut because they are so pissed about the new rent laws. If they have, then somebody should go to jail."
Of course, I meant to say: I hope elevator maintenance has NOT been cut .....
I'm a lousy typist!
Everything that anybody else complains about is NBD to that woman. She's sick. As for the notices, the ones on my floor keep falling off. They must be using cheap sticky to put them up. Can't read them anyway because the font is too small.
"That cheerleader continues to denigrate posters who complain. Today she replied to a post regarding signage with it is no big deal to her. Nothing is a big deal to this one. No heat, noise, filth, etc. I can imagine what her apartment looks like, probably akin to the Sty."
If this stuff was really no big deal to her, she wouldn't bother to post it. I think she's a sick, lonely old woman who always has to pipe up to remind herself she's alive and relevant - even though she is definitely NOT relevant!
Somebody said Rick's family had moved out. I don't blame them. Why would they want to live without heat like the rest of us!
I am certain that Hayduk’s apartment was NEVER without heat. They are able to manually adjust the heat in lines. That is what makes it so evil and despicable. Every time I complained, they were able to boost the heat up.
So...I went to Resident Services and asked to see the elevator inspection of my building. (The city gov site says the inspection report is either in the elevator or in the manager's office.) Of course, I did not see anyone except the clerk at Resident Services, who informed me that the manager's office will be open on Monday and there was no manager around. (Hi, Rick!) So this does not seem to be "according to Hoyle." A resident cannot see the simple elevator inspection until Monday, if he or she can see it at that time anyway. This seems a clear violation.... Do I need to mention that our TA should be doing all this? Fat chance!
"Do I need to mention that our TA should be doing all this? Fat chance!"
I got my dues reminder from the TA today! LMFAO!
"Shocker of shocker. The T&V rag actually wrote an article about heat complaints being up in ST and PC. Of course Slimy Rick refuted it. Liar."
It must be only in the paper version (which I do not get) and not on the blog. I don't think they'll put it on the blog because too many people would comment and Rick wouldn't like that. He's probably pissed off at T&V that it put the removal of the directories on the blog and it brought forth many more comments than most articles do! He even had to hire a shill to put in her ten cents worth. She soon got shot down in flames!
Blackstone would prefer to pad the pockets of DOB investigators than actually pay for a legitimate elevator maintenance contract.
Elevator inspection certificates are probably hidden-away in a locked safe to which only one person has the combination. And that individual is not always present onsite, of course.
>>I got my dues reminder from the TA today! LMFAO!<<
So did I! It also said I was a member!
I got Tenants Association dues reminder notice today.
Tore it up.
Truly, you have no sham, Susan Steinberg.
Still trolling for the $50?
Pathetic.
It went right in the garbage where they belong
Ricks wife and kids left long ago. Why is he still here?
Because he is still manager of the property, like it or not. Probably spends half the time in Florida. Comes in for his big circus events.
The mail person for my building told me all the carriers are up in arms over removal of tenant apartment directories.
"It makes our job so much more difficult. Why not just put them back? How simple is that?"
NO ACTION ON THIS OR ANY OTHER ISSUE FROM OUR PHONY TENANT ASSOCIATION!
Has anyone taken any steps to compel the Tenants Association to open their books?
Isn't Stuy Town legally required to provide a tenant directory? Is anyone taking action on this?
There has been a plethora of package thefts lately and it doesn't help that there are no directories with names and apartment numbers in the lobbies. The intercoms have still not been put back to where they were. According to something Adam Rose posted on fb, it is a legal requirement that landlords provide a directory of us lives in the buildings and what the apartment number is. How do they get away with this blatant violation of the law? Maybe if all of us file a complaint with HPD something will be done. It seems that federal and city laws just don't apply to this dump - at least not from the POV of Management. It is totally unacceptable. Where are our paid elected representatives? Keith Powers, are you reading this?
"Because he is still manager of the property, like it or not. Probably spends half the time in Florida. Comes in for his big circus events."
I wish he'd go away and stay away. We need a Manager who cares about tenants and obeys the laws that are instituted to protect tenants.
We will never get one under this company for the hundredth time. The manager follows through with what the company tells him.
They also do nothing when you report a package stolen. Their videos are worth nothing. They could care less. Would not be surprised if some of the thefts are internal.
>>My god you people need to get a life. All i see on here is negativity. When i go in i am envious Of how beautiful it is and all you have to
Do turn your key.<<
I can't address this directly on the TA Facebook, despite being a member according to Susan, so let me address this here, particularly as I see comments like above regularly.
The "get of life" comment is not only insulting but ridiculous. Everyone has "a life." Maybe a person doesn't have your life (surprise!), but everyone does have a life, unless they are dead. "All I see on here is negativity." People address want they want to. Some people address problems, some are cheerleaders, and some in the middle. "Do turn your key." And that comment means the person is intentionally home-bound mentally? How do you know? How do you know a person has not "turned the key" to see and experience life more than you?
In other words, and pardon my Brooklyn coming up, shut the fuck up!
Blackstone gets away with whatever they like. Not having a real TA( the one here is a fraud do nothing body) we cannot fight anything. Just the situation here. Who do you think is going to fight it ?
But they don’t shut up. They continue to cheerlead for Hayduk and company. They are truly sickening. If I wasn’t banned, I would answer this loser back. Someone should.
Come on, who is going to take steps?
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