Tag: Queens Housing Court

‘Live in fear or leave’: Sunnyside tenants say harassment, ICE threats used to force them out

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Assembly Member Claire Valdez, Woodside on the Move, the Met Council on Housing and Sunnyside residents protest against alleged tenant harassment at 43-33 48th St. Photo: Shane O'Brien.

June 11, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Tenants in a Sunnyside apartment building say they’re being harassed, intimidated, and even threatened with deportation simply for requesting basic repairs—sparking a rally on Saturday led by Assembly Member Claire Valdez, Woodside on the Move (WOTM), and the Met Council on Housing to demand accountability and tenant protections. The… Read more »

‘We deserve a good quality of life’: Tenants of Jackson Heights apartment building demand safe living conditions

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April 3, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Tenants of the Jackson Heights apartment building at 94-16 34th Road were joined by representatives from the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition (RTCNYC) and Catholic Migration Services on April 3 for a rally demanding safer living conditions and a statewide right to counsel. The rally outside the Queens Housing… Read more »