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Bankruptcy Solutions 

The purpose of federal bankruptcy legislation, sometimes known as Title 11 of the United States Code or the “Bankruptcy Code,” is to provide an opportunity for financial reorganization or a fresh start for legitimate debtors who are unable to fulfill their obligations.

Foreclosure Solutions 

As you are undoubtedly aware, many homeowners are in arrears on their mortgages as a result of the 2020 recession brought on by the coronavirus. At first, most lenders had been understanding and would have granted a brief suspension of the late payments.

Debt Negotiations & Settlements 

Clients regularly hire the Law Office of Ronald D. Weiss, P.C. to represent them in negotiations with banks, mortgage holders, credit card issuers, auto financing providers, landlords, tax authorities, and other creditors.

Mortgage Loan Modifications 

The most common strategy used by our firm to prevent a house in severe mortgage arrears from going into foreclosure is a mortgage modification. Mortgage modification and other potential Retention Options are the potential goals of most homeowners in foreclosure because most people experiencing serious hardships with their mortgages are looking for “Retention Options

Credit Card Solutions 

For consumers, credit card debt and other unsecured personal loans are the most common types of debt. There are a few legal options for handling credit card debt, including the following: Litigation, bankruptcy, and/or negotiated settlements are the three options.

Debtor Litigation Defense 

Many of The Law Office of Ronald D. Weiss, P.C.’s clients face the possibility of litigation or collection activities from their creditors because they are accused of having debt that they are unable to pay or because they contest the existence, amount, or obligation of the debt.

Landlord Tenant Solutions

Landlord-Tenant Law is one of our firm’s areas of expertise; we defend landlords and tenants in a variety of legal proceedings before the Landlord-Tenant Court and the New York Supreme Court. When it comes to eviction and/or collecting large amounts of past due rent.

Distressed Real Estate 

A. Pre-Contract When a seller (the “Seller”) sells real estate to a buyer (the “Buyer”), there are usually a number of important steps involved. A seller will first list their property on the market for sale. A real estate broker is frequently hired by the seller to help locate possible buyers for their property.

Student Loan Solutions

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” as Benjamin Franklin famously said. This phrase has recently been amended by popular opinion to include student loans. Since most jobs these days require a bachelor’s degree, the amount of debt that Americans owe on their student loans

Tax Debt Solutions 

Many people have trouble keeping up with their tax payments to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (“NYS”), which includes sales taxes, income taxes, payroll taxes, and other state taxes, as well as the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), which includes individual income taxes.

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  • WELCOME: Sunnyside, Queens

Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the western portion of Queens, New York City. It borders Hunters Point and Long Island City to the west, Astoria to the north, Woodside to the east, and Maspeth to the south. The area contains the Sunnyside Gardens Historic District, one of the first planned communities in the United States.

The name “Sunnyside” originates from the Bragaw family, French Huguenots who purchased the land in 1713 and named their estate “Sunnyside Hill.” Initially a rural hamlet with small farms and marshland, Sunnyside was incorporated into Long Island City in 1870. The neighborhood developed into a bedroom community following the completion of the Queensboro Bridge in 1909. Many of its six-story apartment buildings were constructed during the 1920s and 1930s.

Sunnyside is part of Queens Community District 2 and has ZIP Codes 11101, 11104, and 11377. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department’s 108th Precinct and is represented politically by the New York City Council’s 26th District.

  • Demographics

Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, Sunnyside had a population of 63,271, reflecting an increase of 1,324 (2.1%) from the 61,947 counted in 2000. Covering an area of 2,340.44 acres (947.14 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 27 inhabitants per acre (17,000/sq mi; 6,700/km²).

The racial makeup of Sunnyside was 35.4% (22,424) non-Hispanic White, 2.5% (1,588) African American, 0.2% (109) Native American, 24.3% (15,390) Asian, 0% (29) Pacific Islander, 0.6% (395) other races, 2.1% (1,342) two or more races, and 34.8% (21,994) Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Community Board 2, which includes Sunnyside and Woodside, had 135,972 inhabitants according to NYC Health’s 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 85.4 years. This is higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. The population consists mainly of middle-aged adults and youth: 17% are between the ages of 0–17, 39% between 25–44, and 24% between 45–64, with 8% college-aged and 12% elderly residents.

As of 2017, the median household income in Community Board 2 was $67,359. In 2018, an estimated 20% of Sunnyside and Woodside residents lived in poverty, compared to 19% in Queens and 20% in New York City. The unemployment rate was 5%, lower than the borough and citywide rates of 8% and 9% respectively. Rent burden affects 51% of residents in Sunnyside and Woodside, similar to the boroughwide and citywide rates.

Queens is one of the most ethnically diverse urban areas in the world, and Sunnyside reflects this diversity with residents from various ethnic backgrounds, including Albanian, Algerian, Argentine, Armenian, Bangladeshi, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese, Colombian, Dominican, Ecuadorian, Egyptian, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indian, Iraqi, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lebanese, Mexican, Moroccan, Nepali, Nicaraguan, Pakistani, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Polish, Puerto Rican, Romanian, Russian, Salvadoran, Thai, Tibetan, Tunisian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and Yemeni ancestry. Sunnyside’s ethnic cuisine is showcased during the annual Taste of Sunnyside food festival, where attendees can sample dishes from local restaurants.

According to the 2020 census data from the New York City Department of City Planning, Sunnyside’s population was approximately equally distributed among White, Hispanic, and Asian residents, each numbering between 10,000 to 19,999, while there were fewer than 5,000 Black residents.

  • Police and crime

Woodside, Sunnyside, and Long Island City are patrolled by the 108th Precinct of the NYPD, located at 5-47 50th Avenue. The 108th Precinct was ranked the 25th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. As of 2018, the non-fatal assault rate in Sunnyside and Woodside was 19 per 100,000 people, which is lower than the citywide rate of violent crimes per capita. The incarceration rate of 163 per 100,000 people in these neighborhoods is also lower than the citywide average.

The crime rate in the 108th Precinct has significantly decreased since the 1990s, with an 88.2% reduction in crimes across all categories between 1990 and 2018. In 2018, the precinct reported 2 murders, 12 rapes, 90 robberies, 108 felony assaults, 109 burglaries, 490 grand larcenies, and 114 grand larcenies auto.

  • Health

As of 2018, preterm births are more common in Sunnyside and Woodside compared to the citywide average, with 90 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide). However, births to teenage mothers are less common, with 14.9 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). Sunnyside and Woodside also have a high population of uninsured residents, estimated at 16%, which is higher than the citywide rate of 12%.

The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Sunnyside and Woodside is 0.0093 milligrams per cubic meter, higher than the city average. Fourteen percent of residents are smokers, matching the citywide average. In these neighborhoods, 20% of residents are obese, 9% are diabetic, and 23% have high blood pressure, compared to the citywide averages of 20%, 14%, and 24%, respectively. Additionally, 19% of children are obese, slightly below the citywide average of 20%.

Ninety-two percent of residents in Sunnyside and Woodside eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is higher than the city’s average of 87%. In 2018, 79% of residents described their health as “good,” “very good,” or “excellent,” slightly higher than the city’s average of 78%. For every supermarket in these neighborhoods, there are 17 bodegas.

The nearest large hospitals serving the area are the Elmhurst Hospital Center in Elmhurst and the Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens in Astoria.

  • Education

Sunnyside and Woodside have a slightly higher ratio of college-educated residents compared to the rest of New York City as of 2018. While 45% of residents aged 25 and older have a college education or higher, 19% have less than a high school education, and 35% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 39% of Queens residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher.

The percentage of Sunnyside and Woodside students excelling in math rose from 40% in 2000 to 65% in 2011, while reading achievement increased from 45% to 49% during the same period. The rate of elementary school student absenteeism in Sunnyside and Woodside is lower than the rest of New York City; only 11% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, compared to the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 86% of high school students in Sunnyside and Woodside graduate on time, exceeding the citywide average of 75%.

  • Transportation

Sunnyside is served by the 7 train on the New York City Subway’s IRT Flushing Line, with stations at 33rd Street–Rawson Street, 40th Street–Lowery Street, and 46th Street–Bliss Street. Additionally, the Q32, Q39, Q60, Q104, and B24 buses run through Sunnyside.

The area is connected to Manhattan via the Long Island Expressway and the Queens Midtown Tunnel, and to Brooklyn via the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Sunnyside is also notable for the former Pennsylvania Railroad railyard, now known as Sunnyside Yard. This area serves as a staging area for both Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains departing from Penn Station. The Penn Station Access project will include a new Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North train station in Sunnyside at Queens Boulevard along the LIRR’s Main Line, providing one-stop access for area residents to Midtown Manhattan.

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