New York City Apartment Building Murder of the Week
June 12, 2010 by Neil · Leave a Comment
Two bullets pierced the skull of a mother of 7 children in in the courtyard of her apartment complex. Victoria Rogucki had valiantly attempted to keep her daughter and two of her older sons safe as gunfire erupted in the courtyard of … Read More
New York City Multifamily Construction Deadly Fall of the Week
May 28, 2010 by Neil · Leave a Comment
Construction worker Luis Zaruma plummeted five stories to his death from a ground-up apartment building development. The development site is in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, at 892 Bedford Avenue. “He was a hardworking man and a loving husband, … Read More
Guest Post: Brooklyn Apartment Building Owner Tries To Evict 92 Year-Old Holocaust Survivor
May 20, 2010 by Neil · Leave a Comment
After 18 months of rehabilitation for a broken hip, all that Eta Eckstein wanted was to go back home to her Brooklyn apartment. The 92-year-old Holocaust survivor had lived at 8750 Bay Parkway for 40 years, but when her son visited her … Read More
New York City Apartment Building Double Murder of the Week
May 16, 2010 by Neil · Leave a Comment
The naked bodies of Shakeema Elliott, 29, and her 8 year-old daughter, Kaliya Williams, were found in the bathtub of their Brooklyn apartment. Police went to the Nostrand Houses in Marine Park / Sheepshead Bay to look into a reported burglary. They … Read More
New York City Apartment Building Stabbing of The Week
May 5, 2010 by Neil · Leave a Comment
After 64 year-old Brooklyn resident Mieczyslaw Gozde’s girlfriend dumped him, Gozde then did the next obvious thing: He drove a knife into the arm of his ex-girlfriend’s son. Either Gozde had a case of stabber’s remorse, or wanted to hide the evidence. … Read More
Best & Highest Use? Converting Bushwick Luxury Apartment Building Into Halfway House For Drug Addicts?
April 22, 2010 by Neil · 1 Comment
When life gives you lemons, sell lemonade. Or rent it to the highest bidder. Developer Benjamin Glasser invested $3.8 million in the condo project, located at 979 Willoughby Avenue. The project boasts floor-to-ceiling windows, roof decks, and balconies. In 2007, … Read More
New York City Apartment Building Murder of the Week: Better a Thief Than a Murderer?
March 28, 2010 by Neil · Leave a Comment
It’s unfortunate but true that if knives or guns are used to kill one or more people in close quarters, and one person “old enough” emerges from the carnage — with little to no harm — that person is Suspect #1. May … Read More
Bizarre New York City Apartment Building Murder of the Week
March 12, 2010 by Neil · Leave a Comment
New York City’s murder rate has plummeted for years, dropping to 1963 levels. Since New York City has significant vertical density (the classy way of saying “we got a lot of tall buildings here”), it is no surprise that so many murders … Read More
