2019
Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP is routinely featured in New York’s media. Here are some of our most recent news stories:
- December 2019
Love Handles Reunion, Mike McKee’s 80th birthday and TenantsPac Fundraiser
- November 2019
Another blow to landlords: New MCI rules are made retroactive, nixing some rent hikes
- November 2019
Sam Himmelstein’s latest Ask Sam article on BrickUnderground.com addresses When can tenants legally withhold their rent?
- October 2019
Sam Himmelstein’s latest Ask Sam article on BrickUnderground.com addresses how new rent laws take bite out of tenant blacklist.
- October 2019
HMGJ Partners Discuss the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (“HSTPA”) of 2019 at the New York County and New York City Bar Associations
HMGJ partner Elizabeth Donoghue will be part of the CLE presentation “How the Rent Laws of 2019 Affect Real Estate Practice” at the Jack Newton Lerner Landlord-Tenant Practice Institute on Friday, October 18, 2019, 9:00am – 5:00pm, at the New York County Bar Association, 14 Vesey Street in Manhattan.
- October 2019
HMGJ partner David Hershey-Webb will be part of the CLE presentation “HSTPA of 2019 – What Owners and Tenants (And Their Counsel) Need to Know” on Friday, October 31, 2019 at 9:30am – 12:30pm at the New York City Bar Association at 42 West 44th St in Manhattan.
- October 2019
Sam Himmelstein’s latest Ask Sam article on BrickUnderground.com addresses how landlords use false pretenses to enter a tenant’s apartment.
- September 2019
Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph is proud to announce that partner Elizabeth Donoghue was recognized as one of New York’s top tenant and real estate attorneys, by being selected to New York Law Journal and New York Magazine’s AV-Rated Women Leaders in Law.
In September 2019, Liz was named to the New York State Bar Association Real Property Law Section’s Housing Law Task Force on the Housing Stability & Tenant Protection Act of 2019.
- September 2019
Sam Himmelstein’s The insider’s guide to rent-stabilized apartments: Essential knowledge for New York renters
- September 2019
Sam Himmelstein’s latest,” Ask Sam,” What happens when a rental building leaves the Mitchell-Lama program?
- September 2019
SERGE JOSEPH will be honored by the Haitian American Lawyers Association of New York (HALANY) as a “living hero in the law and in the Haitian community” on November 16, 2019 at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Other honorees include Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, former Deputy Borough President of Manhattan, current CEO of the Haitian Roundtable and current COO at the NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research.
- August 2019
Sam Himmelstein’s latest,” Ask Sam,” column on The Brick Underground addresses the question
How can I get access to my apartment after a fire?
- August 2019
Firm partner Sam Himmelstein advises on The Brick Underground:
The consequences of breaking a lease, and how to minimize and even completely avoid potential damages.
- August 2019
David Hershey-Webb quoted in the New York Times:
A Hot Mess of Summer Air-Conditioning Issues
- July 2019
Sam Himmelstein is quoted in a recent Brick Underground article
the sudden shut down of Bedly, a co-living company, and the dangers and illegalities involved in these arrangements
- July 2019
Sam Himmelstein quoted in Brick Underground:
Can my landlord kick me out of my apartment to move in his family?
- July 2019
Serge Joseph quoted in The Villager:
FiDi tenants win fight to keep rent regulation
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The Brick Underground Podcast
- August 2019
The Brick Underground Podcast:
What do the sweeping rent reforms mean for New Yorkers?
- July 2019
Sam Himmelstein quoted in Brick Underground:
Good news: The new rent laws just made it easier to challenge your rent-stabilization status
- June 2019
P.A.’L.A.N.T.E 2019 Housing Conference
P.A.’L.A.N.T.E 2019 Housing Conference
- June 2019
HMGJ Wins Big For Downtown Manhattan Tenants At The Court Of Appeals
- June 2019
Sam Himmelstein quoted in Brick Underground:
New NYC rent laws require security deposits to be returned in 14 days and landlords are fuming
- June 2019
Sam Himmelstein quoted in Brick Underground:
How much information do I have to give the landlord before I move in with my friend?
- June 2019
Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP Celebrates The Newly Enacted Housing Stability And Tenant Protection Act Of 2019
- June 2019
Sam Himmelstein quoted in Brick Underground:
What happens to a rental lease when a tenant dies?
- June 2019
Sam Himmelstein quoted in Brick Underground:
What is the ‘good cause’ eviction bill and what could it mean for NYC renters?
- May 2019
Serge Joseph quoted in the Daily News:
City’s hand-picked “third-party” groups give big $$$ to pols
- May 2019
Jesse Gribben quoted in Brick Underground:
Ask Sam: What are the rights of tenants in a building with a CO violation?
- May 2019
Serge Joseph quoted in the Daily News:
De Blasio administration moves to foreclose on hundreds of homes in black and Hispanic neighborhoods
- May 2019
Sam Himmelstein quoted in The NewYork Times:
Is It Crazy to Leave First-Floor Windows Open in New York?
- May 2019
Sam Himmelstein quoted in Brick Underground:
Fair deal? How I tracked down my stabilized apartment’s rent history
- April 2019
Sam Himmelstein>quoted in The NewYork Times:
How to Escape the Dreaded ‘Tenant Blacklist’?
- April 2019
Sam Himmelstein>quoted in Brick Underground:
Ask Sam: Can I get evicted because of my neighbors’ noise complaints?
- April 2019
Ronald S. Languedoc quoted in crainsnewyork.com:
Landlords are exploiting a key loophole to raise rents on thousands of apartments
- March 2019
Sam Himmelstein quoted in Brick Underground:
Ask Sam: My apartment tested positive for lead. Now what?
- March 2019
Sam Himmelstein quoted in Brick Underground:
My roommates and I are going to study abroad. What happens to our apartment?
- March 2019
Sam Himmelstein quoted in Brick Underground:
My landlord is demolishing our building. Is he allowed to evict me, and can I get a buyout?
- February 2019
Sam Himmelstein quoted in Brick Underground:
What’s the latest on proposed legislation to cap brokers’ fees and security deposits in NYC?
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David Hershey-Webb is featured on website created by The NewsDoc students from New York University who told the story of
tenants from Queens who have been suffering from Major Capital Improvement rent increases for years.
- January 2019
Sam Himmelstein quoted in Brick Underground:
How I convinced our neighbors to sell their Park Slope co-op to us
- January 2019
Sam Himmelstein quoted in Brick Underground:
Is it legal to rent out individual rooms in an apartment?