More on GZ mosque developer Sharif el-Gamal

He expected to have $100M to build the mosque at Ground Zero, but he cannot even pay his own bills. Now he is accused of owing over 60 large to the city, due in large part to the over 400 health violations at one of the properties he manages. He may even go to jail if he does not show up to court, as he missed his last appearance.

Sharif el-Gamal is a slumlord, treating his tenants with all the disrespect Islamists show to the unbeliever.

From the New York Post October 23 by Isabel Vincent and Melissa Klein

Mosque developer can't take care of vermin-infested apartment building

The developer who wants to build a $100 million mosque and community center near Ground Zero can’t take care of a rat-ridden apartment building with just 14 units.

Sharif El-Gamal, the main developer behind the mosque, has nearly 400 open violations that he has refused to fix despite a court order. His company owes the city $61,633 in fines, fees and taxes for the property at 1835 Amsterdam Ave.

El-Gamal, a principal in the company that owns the Washington Heights building, is due in court Thursday. If he doesn’t show up, he risks being sent to jail.

He already failed to appear at a Sept. 28 hearing.

Tenant Madeline Javier has been locked in a legal battle with El-Gamal and his partners to try to fix the problems in her $647-a-month apartment.

She claims in legal papers that her bathroom ceiling collapsed, blocking the tub, toilet and sink, and that dust and vermin worsened her and her children’s asthma. She said the conditions forced her to flee to live in her mother’s home for two years.

“It’s really bad,” Javier said. “They always promise they’re going to fix, and they don’t do nothing.”

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