Jeffrey L. Goldman Quoted in amNewYork on Public Nuisance Ruling Against Bronx Landlord

Founding and Co‑Managing Partner Jeffrey L. Goldman was quoted in amNewYork in an article examining a Bronx Supreme Court ruling that city officials have described as a new enforcement model against negligent landlords.

The article, part of amNewYork’s ongoing coverage of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first 100 days in office, focuses on a court decision treating long‑standing housing code violations as a public nuisance under New York City’s nuisance abatement law. City officials characterized the ruling as a precedent for broader enforcement efforts.

Jeff offered a landlord‑side perspective, noting that while public nuisance is an available tool in extreme cases, the city already has mechanisms to compel repairs and penalize bad actors through housing court and court‑appointed administrators. He described the ruling as largely symbolic rather than legally transformative, functioning as a political “warning shot” rather than a shift in day‑to‑day landlord‑tenant enforcement.

Jeff emphasized that cases involving public nuisance claims are uncommon and typically arise only in situations of severe, prolonged neglect, rather than ordinary housing disputes.

The article was written by Adam Daly and published on March 12, 2026.

Read the article: https://www.amny.com/news/mamdani-100-days-landlords-03122026/