NYC homeowner arrested after standoff with squatters who illegally took over her $1 million property

Jonathan Whatley · Apr 19, 2024

nosborne48 said: ↑

Poutine...gravy over fried cheese curds, right? Who, outside of French Canada, would eat it?
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And fries. It's now an absolute staple in English Canada too.

nosborne48 · Apr 19, 2024

Oh, dear.

Johann · Apr 19, 2024

nosborne48 said: ↑

Poutine...gravy over fried cheese curds, right?
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No. Gravy and (non-fried) cheese curds - over French fries. Keeps cardiologists fully employed.
10 top French Canadian dishes here. https://ca.hotels.com/go/canada/best-local-dishes-from-quebec-city

I've travelled in Quebec multi-times and honestly - I've NEVER had a sub-par restaurant meal there. I don't think a "bad" restaurant would last a week. Even in very small towns. I once stopped in the small town of Sullivan, near Val d'Or. One restaurant. Superb!
The lettuce etc. in my salad seemed fresher than I usually got back home. And the restaurant staff were WAY nicer.

SteveFoerster · Apr 19, 2024

I have to admit, it's entertaining to see how far afield we get from a thread's original topic.

Johann · Apr 19, 2024

SteveFoerster said: ↑

I have to admit, it's entertaining to see how far afield we get from a thread's original topic.
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Right. that's the end of it, then. Get back to the rowers' benches everyone - and pick up those oars.
"Double speed.... attack speed ......battle speed ....RAMMING SPEED!" (500 Gummipunkte bonus if you know which movie.)

Bill Huffman · Apr 19, 2024

Maniac Craniac said: ↑

This only looks at the first month of the year, which is hardly enough to establish a trend. Even worse, it takes several months for crime statistics to be finalized and these numbers were released only days after the end of January. Allow me to illustrate why this doesn't work.

Looking at the year-over-year crime rates for 2022-2023, crime only appears to be down in NYC when you compare the complete statistics for 2022 with the incomplete statistics from 2023 that were released in January. The revised data show a slight increase in crime in 2023.

I'm not at all a fan of the New York Post, but others have been slow to get the revised data out there and this article gets its stats directly from the NYPD: http://nypost.com/2024/04/03/us-news/crime-was-in-fact-up-year-as-mayor-adams-tries-to-downplay-disorder/amp/

Even still, some types of crimes being down doesn't mean all crimes are down. Murder IS down, and that's a great thing. Overall, however, major crime was reported as having increased by 22% year-over-year, even in January. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/nyregion/new-york-crime-stats.html

For argument's sake, let's say crime actually was down. Slight decreases in crime rates would be a step in the right direction, but would still pale in comparison to the dramatic increase in crime that occured just a few years ago. With modest reductions each year, NYC would still not be on pace for returning to pre-pandemic levels any time this decade.

Lastly, underreporting is a problem, but we have no real way of knowing how much of a problem it is. I did some work in the Bronx a couple of years ago, and I had to take my car there. I parked in an area that's generally considered to be safe. When I got back to my car, I discovered that mine was one in a line of 8, yes EIGHT cars that were broken into. The other car owners and I called the police. We waited for hours and nobody from the local precinct came. An off duty officer from another jurisdiction saw all of the upset car owners and came to check on us. When he found out what happened, he plainly told us that there was nothing the NYPD was going to do about it, that they likely lied to us when they said they were on their way and that the best thing we could do for ourselves was to accept our losses and move on.

This is just one anecdote about one afternoon where 8 crimes were never reported. It doesn't say one way or the other whether underreporting is getting better or worse. What it does do, at least for me, is illustrate just how much the reality of crime is embedded into the culture of NYC. Like potholes and train delays, you just have to expect that here and there you're going to get a little roughed up, a little vandalized, and a little robbed if not worse. The police have better things to do, so just get over it and move on.
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That's a great story about your car being one of eight cars being broken into. Thank you much for sharing!

As an attempt to better explain my post. Here's what I was responding to.

Lerner said: ↑

That's why they can't reduce the crime in NY.
There is no sufficient deterrence.
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Lerner's blanket statement is false. I admit some laziness on my part in responding to it. I used the first thing that popped up in my Google search. Perhaps this on might be better?

Here's the NYC statistics over the past 23 years for the 7 major crime statistics. Five of the major crimes are down. Two, felony assault and grand larceny, are about the same.

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/analysis_and_planning/historical-crime-data/seven-major-felony-offenses-2000-2023.pdf

Lerner · Apr 25, 2024

A portion of New York's 2024 state budget agreement, signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul Monday, specifically excludes squatters from tenant protections under state law.
Homeowners score victory against squatters in New York after landlord handcuffed in $1M home heist
The "optics" of a homeowner handcuffed after changing the locks on a squatter in her Queens home worth $1 million pushed New York lawmakers to enact a harsh new law to protect property owners, a real estate attorney told Fox News Digital.

A portion of New York's 2024 state budget agreement, signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul Monday, specifically excludes squatters from tenant protections under state law.

The language defines a squatter as someone staying on a property without permission from its owner or the owner's representative. This wording, lawmakers said, will make it easier for police to intervene in squatting cases, sparing homeowners months or even years in housing court.

Real estate lawyer Michael Romer told Fox News Digital the case of Brian Rodriguez pushed lawmakers "over the finish line" to pass anti-squatter legislation. Rodriguez had allegedly commandeered and subletted a home in Queens and summoned police to detain owner Adele Andaloro after she tried to change the locks.

SQUATTER CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY TAKING OVER $1M PROPERTY, GETTING HOMEOWNER ARRESTED FOR CHANGING LOCKS

Lerner · Apr 26, 2024 at 2:07 PM

https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-homeowners-finally-evicted-squatter-080039703.html

NotJoeBiden · Apr 27, 2024 at 3:14 AM

Great, looks like the problem has been solved.

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