Eric Kaplan

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@Crime_In_NYC Violent offenders like this should get no bail, but instead be detained in a penal or psych facility till final disposition. They’re proven dangers to the public; putting them back on the streets at any price without addressing the cause of their violence is unconscionable.

An intruder beat down a beloved 71-year-old doorman who blocked him from trespassing in a Manhattan building. Nicolaie Lica – known as “George” by residents of his building on West 88th Street – told The Post he was working in the lobby of the building around midnight March 8 when Moshe Dardashty, 29, strolled in and said he wanted to visit a seventh-floor apartment. Lica – who had worked in the building since 1998 – initially directed Dardashty toward the elevator banks before he recognized him as a man that a coworker had warned him was not welcome on the grounds. “I ran after him. I met him in front of the elevator. I told him, ‘Sir, I’m very, very sorry. I cannot permit you to go up,’” Lica said in an interview from his home in the Bronx on Wednesday. That set off the unhinged Dardashty, who yelled at the doorman. “Suddenly he jumped at me,” Lica said. “I don’t know why. I tried to go away from him but I didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t get out of the building because he was in front of me.” The victim said he tried to escape into the hallway at first – but then gave up and turned to face his attacker when he realized he couldn’t get away. “He jumped at me, pushed me and I fell down,” Lica said. “He picked up the metal ramp and threw it at me and it hit me on the left side of my face around my left eye and the bone under the eye broke, and the nose. After he threw the ramp he jumped on me. That’s how I think he broke my vertebrae. “After he hit me so many times I said, ‘Stop, sir, it’s too much,’” the elderly victim recalled. “I called for help, ‘Help me, help me.’ Nobody heard me. I called out to God, ‘Stop him, please, he wants to kill me.’” Cops and prosecutors said Dardashty also beat Lica with a broom, but the victim said the attacker apparently attempted to break off a broom’s metal stick – and abandoned the makeshift weapon when he failed. Although the victim’s “face was full of blood,” he managed to call the cops before bystanders took the phone and spoke to police for him. The victim was rushed to Mount Sinai West, where he was treated and later released but he remains bedridden and battered. “I can’t open my left eye,” he said. “I’m hoping in two, three days I can. I have pain in my side, arm and back. I have problems with three vertebrae on the right side and I can’t pick up a glass of water with my right hand. I have to use my left hand.” Lica’s wife, Pauna Lica, 62, told The Post she is now her husband’s constant caretaker, putting drops in his eye and giving him multiple medications. “Someone asked my husband how many punches he took,” Pauna Lica said. “He said, ‘I don’t know, but I think it was 100.’ The guy was strong, only 29 years old. Maybe he was on drugs or drunk, I don’t know.” Dardashty, who lives just blocks from the scene, was arrested minutes after the beatdown and was charged with assault and attempted assault, according to a criminal complaint. He was arraigned the next day and ordered held on $50,000 bail, the DA’s office said nypost.com/2026/03/18/us-…

@RezaC1 @Fred3787467486 Anyone who disrespects Sloan Kettering in any way is deplorable. It’s a sacrosanct place! If this turns out to be an actual bomb threat from ideologues, those responsible - and those who back them - no longer qualify as part of humanity. Only pure evil would do such a thing.

Suspected bomb at Sloane Kettering. It's a good time to remember that Mamdani surrogates targeted MSK's pediatric cancer ward previously.

@nypost If you drive w/ a suspended license stemming from 2 DWI convictions, going well over 100 mph, swerve around cars & hit someone head on & kill them…a 15 yr sentence is a travesty. A slap on the wrist. The driver is a murderer & should be punished accordingly.

Speeding driver who killed Dixie Chicks founding member Laura Lynch in crash sentenced to 15 years in prison trib.al/4P6kYrK

@unlimited_ls Should be permanently banned from officiating.

NEW: High school basketball referee pretends to be assaulted by a player, then tries to call a technical foul and eject her This happened in Kansas last night.

@Crime_In_NYC What would be really useful is if Bragg also pushed for mandatory, lengthy imprisonment for those who commit crimes using 3D-printed firearms (or any firearms). I don’t consider this to be an inappropriate punishment because it’s so easy to avoid: don’t commit crimes using guns.

Alvin Bragg said he plans to push for a nationwide crackdown on 3D-printed firearms, building on legislation he’s promoted to New York state lawmakers in recent years. Kathy Hochul unveiled the proposal during her 2026 State of the State address on Tuesday. It would require 3D printers sold in New York to include technology that blocks the unlicensed production of firearms and gun parts. It would also make it a crime to possess, sell or distribute digital blueprints for printing illegal guns. Via @Gothamist

In the course of conversations on this topic, I’ve heard some take a position that my proposed punishment is “too harsh.” I disagree. Voting is and must remain sacrosanct in a democracy. It must be cherished and protected at all costs. Voting fraud requires deliberate action and strikes at the very heart if not the DNA of our democracy and founding principles. NOTHING can justify voting fraud and we can NEVER allow the slightest justification or tolerance for it. Each act is a cut that, collectively, constitutes a mortal wound to America and the “shining city on a hill” that we must always strive to be. It is in that light that I consider voting fraud to be a crime against the nation, even treasonous. As such, and with clear communication of the consequences, I would impose the most stringent of punishments for voting fraud. 25 to life in prison is appropriate for an act that, whatever the intention, only happens purposefully and is nothing short of attempted murder of democracy.

@elonmusk @america Legislation should be passed making fraudulent voting (fake or stolen identity, voting for a dead person, fraud in hiding ineligibility, etc.) a crime against the state, with 25 to life in prison and, if applicable, permanent deportation. Easy to avoid punishment: don’t do it.

This is essential to a functioning and trusted democracy

@grok @Nwotnot @Estril01 @michelletandler @willypilgrim So the city can keep NYCHA residents living in horrible conditions but face less legal liability than they’re trying to hold private landlords to? So much for putting tenants’ interests first, don’t you think?

If NYCHA fails to maintain housing, it faces federal oversight (e.g., 2019 HUD monitors), lawsuits (tenants have won settlements for issues like mold/lead), corrective plans, and potential funding cuts. Recent bills like S361 (2025) propose rent reductions for disruptions. NYCHA isn't held to identical HPD standards as private landlords—its own systems apply, with exemptions; RAD private-managed units get HPD violations but lighter enforcement. As landlord, the city/NYCHA can be sued (e.g., under §1983), but sovereign immunity limits some claims; outcomes often involve court-ordered fixes rather than seizures.

"We can say, hey, um — you know — you are not maintaining this building, and we are the City of New York. We have an interest in making sure that housing is well maintained, and — and we’re gonna take this building away from you.” - Cea Weaver

@grok @Nwotnot @Estril01 @michelletandler @willypilgrim What do you think would happen if the city fails to maintain NYCHA housing as required under law? Do you think NYCHA buildings will be held to the same standards as non-NYCHA buildings? What if the city is the landlord that fails to maintain properties?

Stated intent to devalue properties for seizure could indeed strengthen legal challenges, potentially as evidence of a pretextual taking under the 5th Amendment. Courts might scrutinize it via Penn Central factors, focusing on bad faith. However, cities often defend such policies as serving public housing needs, with outcomes varying by case specifics. Recent 2025 lawsuits against NYC rent laws highlight similar disputes over economic impacts.

@grok @Nwotnot @Estril01 @michelletandler @willypilgrim Does the stated intent of creating a framework that deliberately drives prices down so the city can take over not put the city in a much tougher spot to refute potential legal challenges?

Tortious interference typically requires improper disruption of contracts or business relations, but government regulations like rent controls are often immune as official acts (e.g., via sovereign immunity). Courts have upheld NYC's laws unless proven malicious. Recorded intent to suppress prices could invite scrutiny under takings clauses or antitrust if collusive, but policy motives are hard to challenge without evidence of bad faith. Rent freezes disincentivizing repairs might be seen as poor policy, but not legal "mistreatment" of tenants—cities argue it's for affordability, though lawsuits claim it harms housing quality. Outcomes vary by case.

@grok - could this be considered tortious interference as well? Also, there is now a record of the intent to use these tactics to drive market prices down. What is the impact of this intent on legality and liability issues? And does the intent to use rent freezes to restrict landlords’ incentive if not ability to make important repairs constitute mistreatment of tenants by the city by deliberately creating a framework that is structured to keep repairs from being made?

If the people in charge were committed communists and activists, could they "engineer" with tenant support a situation where, on paper, the state has the right to seize the property? Historically, when die-hard communists gain this sort of bureaucratic power, have they abused it to expand state controls?

@MarinaMedvin And - @grok - please provide context surrounding NYCHA’s record as a landlord since de Blasio first took office.

@MarinaMedvin Just waiting to see what happens when NYC fails to “responsibly steward” its own NYCHA properties. Will “city government” step in to fix the failures of…city government?

Under what authority.

🎯 If a person is so mentally ill that they commit violent crimes but aren’t held criminally accountable due to their mental illness, they should remain in psychiatric detention until they’re no longer a danger to others. Releasing them earlier than that endangers society and heartlessly and recklessly denies the person the help and treatment they need.

These are crimes. Crimes should be punished by the criminal-justice system. If you are not responsible for your criminal behavior because you are insane, you should be incapacitated until you are no longer insane. pagesix.com/2025/12/15/cel….

HE SET AN INNOCENT PERSON ON FIRE. He is criminally evil, criminally insane, or both. If the presiding judge has discretion to let this madman out to walk the streets, and does so, the judge should forever be a miserable, jobless pariah. If no discretion, the same applies to the lawmakers responsible for the reprehensible law that requires freeing such a madman.

Bethany MaGee, 26, identified as Chicago woman set on fire on CTA train by serial thug with 72 arrests trib.al/DzKkp2e

@NYCMayor Taking illegal firearms off the streets is only half the battle. Long, mandatory prison terms for all gun criminals (esp recidivists) is the other. Legislators who back laws & judges who render discretionary rulings that kid glove gun criminals have victims’ blood on their hands.

Every illegal firearm we take off our streets is another life spared from senseless gun violence. The work the brave men and women of the NYPD are doing is having a major impact across our city with shootings at their lowest levels in NYC’s recorded HISTORY.

@KobeissiLetter Also: if investor community doesn’t want its $ tied up in 50 yr loans or MBS backed by 50 yr loans, borrowers will have to pay up b/c of capital markets pricing hit. Have to create laws/rules/guidelines that permit 50 yr loans in diff mortgage channels too—can’t just wave a wand.

On a $400K Mortgage at 7% Interest: 1. 30Y Mortgage: $558,000 in lifetime interest 2. 50Y Mortgage: $1,116,000 in lifetime interest With a 50Y mortgage, you pay DOUBLE the amount of interest compared to a 30Y mortgage. We are in a crisis.

Not sure why you think I’m a Dem. I’m a clear-eyed New Yorker. If it was Sliwa against Mamdani? Sliwa without a moment’s hesitation. But Sliwa - the red beret hero of so many of us who were kids years ago - just doesn’t have the numbers. If Sliwa had the polling and likely votes that Cuomo does, I’d plead just as urgently for Cuomo to drop out. This has nothing to do with R vs. D at this point - it’s much, much more than that. And maybe that’s the scariest part. Think back to 2000. Putting all politics aside and just focusing on math, Nader put himself before Gore and party and Bush took Florida and the presidency as a result. Sliwa stands to get a higher vote percentage than Nader did, but nowhere near Cuomo or Mamdani. And what Nader did to Gore may very well turn out to be what Sliwa does to Cuomo. Normally, I’d say it is what it is. But this is different. This is an all-hands on deck moment. I’m putting it on Sliwa and Cuomo to cooperate - not just for the election but also after the election, for the benefit of NYC and the USA. They can actually save the city and so much more by doing that. And I do think that teamwork between the two could help the city in many ways big and small.

@KapsHouse @BillAckman @CurtisSliwa @ZohranKMamdani @andrewcuomo No no. no. The weight of this election is on DEMOCRATS. You guys make evil deals over which of those two shitty candidates you want. Us Republicans are sticking with our ticket. New York is going to learn a hard lesson. And we are going to watch.

How can @CurtisSliwa remain in the race and hand NYC to @ZohranKMamdani ? Why doesn’t Sliwa consider the reputational damage he is doing to himself and the destruction he is enabling to a city that I know he cares for? What is he thinking?

The right to vote in our nation is sacrosanct and must be cherished and protected as such. If I had my way, illegal voting of this nature — using a stolen or fraudulent identity, falsifying information to establish eligibility, etc. — would be treated as a crime against the state and carry a very, very long prison sentence with no parole, plus a permanent loss of the right to vote in the future (and, for those here illegally, deportation after serving the sentence and a lifetime re-entry ban). It’s the easiest punishment to avoid: don’t do the crime. This goes for everyone; I don’t care about political party, age, race, ethnicity, religion, income, culture, favorite food, favorite team, great taste vs. less filling…none of that matters. Don’t—mess—with—the—vote.

The real amount of illegal voting is vastly greater than this. Consider that California and New York banned the use of ID for voting! They legalized fraudulent voting.