Kips Bay
Coverage of Kips Bay in the Nexus archive.
- The $1.5M Holdout: Kips Bay Fight Pits Tenant Rights Against NYC Housing Development
Michael Heletz, founder of Excel Development Group, plans to demolish four buildings in Kips Bay for a tower of up to 160 apartments and retail space. The project is stalled because six rent-regulated tenants have not agreed to leave despite lucrative offers. A sixth tenant, Annie Feng, is holding out using her rights under rent stabilization rules, which creates conflict between individual tenant protections and broader affordable housing goals.
- Manhattan poker bro in $4m condo sued by ritzy neighbors over nonstop weed sessions
Chau Shing Lam, a Manhattan poker player, is being sued by Kips Bay neighbors in Manhattan Supreme Court over nonstop weed and cigarette smoking sessions in his $4m condo. Property records confirm his ownership of the property.
- Squatters sentenced to 20 years for killing Kips Bay mom when she came home
Kensly Alston and Halley Tejada were sentenced to 20 years for killing Nadia Vitels, a mother who returned to her Kips Bay apartment to find squatters inside. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was mentioned in the case.