New York State Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, along with Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ (32BJ SEIU), announced that they had recovered $3 million from a luxury residential property developer who withheld wages from workers.
Heatherwood Communities LLC (Heatherwood) received tax exemptions on two of their NYC rental properties in Queens and Brooklyn under the 421-a program, however they failed to pay wages and benefits to the building service employees as required.