AUG 28, 2014 THE VILLAGER

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The Paper of Record for Greenwich Village, East Village, Lower East Side, Soho, Union Square, Chinatown and Noho, Since 1933

August 28, 2014 • $1.00 Volume 84 • Number 13

Now Gov. Cuomo is investigating a landlord for tenant harassment BY ZACH WILLIAMS

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tate government scrutiny of local landlords extended on Aug. 20 to Marolda Properties for alleged tenant harassment in Chinatown and the Lower East Side. Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a subpoena to the

company that day as part of an ongoing investigation under the state Tenant Protection Unit. Tenant grievances against Marolda include eviction proceedings, low buyout offers, poor building services and the denial of lease renewals for longtime tenants, according to a stateMAROLDA, continued on p. 5

BY YANNIC RACK

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homeless man wants to sue the ASPCA and the N.Y.P.D. after his dog was taken away from him, and then euthanized without his even being notified first. Jimmy Tarangelo’s dog Spot was removed from his

possession on Aug. 7 after the Sixth Precinct received 13 calls in July alone, alerting them to a large wound on the dog’s back, according to police. “They took him away. They destroyed him!” Tarangelo said last Monday, still furious. “The dog wasn’t beaten, emaSPOT, continued on p. 6

PHOTO BY Q. SAKAMAKI

Spot shouldn’t have been put down, ‘van man’ says; May sue

Reverend Al Sharpton consoled Esaw Garner, Eric Garner’s widow, at a Staten Island rally on Saturday demanding “systemic reform” of police practices. See page 4.

Dorm plans O.K.’d for former CHARAS; Mendez vows to fight BY LINCOLN ANDERSON

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ast November, Gregg Singer, the owner of the former CHARAS/El Bohio building, assured The Villager he would eventually get the city’s O.K. to convert the interior of the landmarked, old former school into a college dormitory. Singer had gutted the space, but then the work ground to a halt. “Just waiting for approv-

als,” he calmly said back then. “You know — it just takes time.” On Aug. 14, the Department of Buildings approved Singer’s plan application to “build out” the University House dorm inside the old P.S. 64, at 605 E. Ninth St. However, while permits are now likely to follow, they still have not been issued to allow work to start. “University House is an exciting new state-of-theart college living experience

with a grand opening for the 2016/17 school year in the heart of the East Village,” reads a description on the project’s Web site (www. university-house.info/project_info.html). “The redevelopment and historic restoration of this century-old landmark, a former New York City elementary school, will be transformed into a modern, amenity-rich home deDORM PLAN, continued on p. 15

Vendors to be “all in the family”?..................page 7 Accordionist is in tune with it all...................page 9 Blenheim brings “farm to table”..................page 43 A spirited history of drinking.......page 20

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