Skyline owners cut police patrols weeks after woman’s murder
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A Syracuse police car is parked outside Skyline Apartments on James Street on March 17, 2021 after police found a woman dead in her apartment. Police ruled the death a homicide.Patrick Lohmann | plohmann@syracuse.com
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The owners of the Skyline apartment building cut back on Syracuse police patrols three weeks after an elderly woman was found murdered at the complex, and they plan to end patrols by off-duty sheriff’s deputies this week.
As of April 5, the Skyline’s owners stopped paying for a daily Syracuse police presence at the 365-unit complex, opting instead to cut patrols to four days a week, according to police spokesman Sgt. Matthew Malinowski. The owners’ decision happened “despite the city’s recommendation,” Malinowski said.
Greens collected at least $3.5M in public money last year for crummy CNY apartments
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Syracuse, N.Y. The parent company that owns the Skyline Apartments raked in at least $3.5 million in taxpayer money last year, even while tenants, code inspectors and housing officials have complained about the unsafe and unclean condition of their buildings.
Across 10 buildings in Syracuse and one in DeWitt, Green National owned by Tim and Troy Green collected millions of dollars in federal subsidies paid to low-income tenants and people who were formerly homeless or are recovering from drug or mental health problems.
Not just the Skyline: While tenants suffer across Syracuse, the Greens have a bigger plan
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Syracuse, N.Y. Even the mail carrier won’t go to the Vincent Apartments.
It’s just not safe there, the U.S. Postal Service says. There’s no lighting in the mailroom. People often sleep there. Its floor is sometimes splashed with human feces. Thieves steal the mail.
The Vincent is one of 11 Central New York housing complexes owned by Green National, the real estate firm of prominent former football player Tim Green and his son, Troy Green.
The company has found itself in the crosshairs of Syracuse City Hall, police and county housing officials recently for the worsening conditions at the Skyline Apartment complex, where an elderly woman was found murdered in her apartment.