by Emma Davey Three local landlords have earned a very dubious honor—they made the cut for the Public Advocate’s annual list of the worst offenders in the city.
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams unveiled this list this week, which is calculated from the average number of open housing violations per month from December 2024 to November 2025.
Steven Kashanian made a repeat appearance on the list, previously appearing in 2023. Kashanian owns 220 Franklin Street and 219 Kingsland…
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Do they have a list for the “Most Useless Politicians” within New York ? When does that list come out?
Good one. That list would be easy. Finding out good pols. would be very difficult if at all possible.
Leave the landlords alone
I half agree with you. Although the list is useful and informative, tenants can be just as bad as landlords. I know, I have been on both ends.
Also, with good lawyers, these slum lords (and bad tenants) can usually escape with appeals with a slap on the wrist.