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A former priest previously accused of sexual assault has again been identified in a Child Victims Act lawsuit.
The suit was filed last week in New York State Supreme Court in Chautauqua County. It alleges abuse by the Rev. John D. Lewandowski, who had previously been accused of abuse according to a list released by the Diocese of Buffalo.
The plantiff is identified in the suit as “M.L.”
The male victim was about 14 years old in 1960 when the alleged sexual assault took place during after-school activities at the Boys and Girls Club in Jamestown. Lewandowski reportedly provided services as a priest for the club.
We re not wanted : Homeless people were put in hotels to keep them safe. Now they re being evicted Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA TODAY
By Christmas, Christa Gillette could be homeless. Again.
The 60-year-old legal secretary and her 16-month-old service dog, Shepherd, have been cooped up since April in a San Francisco hotel, a safe refuge in the middle of a deadly pandemic.
For Gillette, who has been experiencing homelessness on and off since 2004 after a domestic violence dispute, the peach-colored room of her own was a godsend to avoid the virus. I have finally been able to get some rest, she said.
2 lawsuits blame N.Y. Wheel contractor for project’s failure
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020 The contractor for the failed New York Wheel is being hit with two lawsuits one involving the project’s owner and one involving the investors the Advance/SILive.com has learned. (Staten Island Advance/Bill Lyons)Staten Island Advance
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The contractor for the failed New York Wheel is being hit with two lawsuits one involving the project’s owner and one involving the investors the Advance/SILive.com has learned. Both parties claim the builder is responsible for its demise two years ago.
JDS Development’s Michael Stern and 111 West 57th Street (JDS)
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, you’re fired and see you in court.
That’s the approach JDS Development is taking toward a contractor once employed at 111 West 57th Street, its luxury residential skyscraper on Billionaires’ Row.
In a lawsuit filed last week in New York State Supreme Court, the developer claims contractor Copper II failed to properly install the HVAC system at Steinway Tower, blowing deadlines and causing water damage on 10 floors.
The developer is also suing the contractor’s insurer, Talisman Casualty, over $11.7 million in damage claims, and wants the court to invalidate $6.9 million of what it calls “willfully exaggerated” liens brought by Copper.
The Mark’s outdoor tent covering Zadig et Voltaire’s storefront at East 77th St
When Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the Open Restaurants initiative in June, allowing customers to be seated in temporary curbside encampments, restaurateurs across the city rejoiced.
Having suffered through months of closures since March, restaurant owners were struggling to hang on, so they flooded the streets with tables, chairs, umbrellas and signage and, in some cases, even more creative “streeteries.”
Even after indoor dining was reintroduced in September, it could only operate at 25 percent capacity, meaning outdoor dining continued to be the driving force for bringing in customers. Tables were suddenly surrounded by heaters, which then were enclosed by tents, which later became full-blown structures.