Co-op / Condo News: Electronics Recycling, Joan Rivers Wins, and More

The Spencer, One57, 39 Worth Street

The Spencer, One57, 39 Worth Street

Nov. 11, 2013 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week, condo-board president Joan Rivers scores a court victory over a deadbeat resident, and residents around One57 no longer have to keep relocating because of that freaking construction crane. New York City's getting greener with new electronic-waste recycling bins for your garbage room. Plus: news on tiny apartments, colossal condos and, for boards, the latest on Airbnb hoteling and what's new in combined heat and power (CHP) generators.

Read all the latest co-op /condo news for buyers, sellers and board members in Habitat's weekly Monday News Roundup. Also included: Permanent archival links: If a link ever goes dead, you'll still be able to read the backup at WebCitation.org.

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"Joan Rivers Wins Battle to Ban Socialite from Condo" by Julia Marsh (New York Post)

"Problematic Midtown Manhattan Crane Comes Down" (WNBC)

"Attention All Apartment-House Residents in New York City — Electronic Waste Recycling Collections Are Now Available for Your Buildings" by Eric Goldstein (Switchboard: National Resources Defense Council staff blog)

"Roiling the Waters at River House [Co-op]" by Jacob Bernstein (The New York Times)

"Tammany Hall Building, Three Others Designated Landmarks," including co-op at 39 Worth Street that argued against the designation, by Jeremiah Budin (NY.Curbed.com)