NEW YORK CITY L & T COURTS ALL COUNTIES
COMMERCIAL WARRANTS FOR EVICTIONS ISSUED
FOR BUINESSES CITYWIDE 2002- 2019
Request for statistics may be directed to OCA Office of Court Research or to Carol Alt, NYC Civil Court Chief Clerk.
MAYOR BLOOMBERG: 2002 7,444
2003 7,665
2004 8,070
2005 6,950
30,129
2006 7,147
2007 6,998
2008 6,714
2009 7,582
28,441
2010 6,560
2011 6,259 24,641
2012 5,824
2013 5,998
Mayor de Blasio 2014 5,851 31,737
2015 6,512
2016 5,317
2017 5,030
2018 4,963
2019 4,064
Mayor de Blasio 2014- 19 31,737
De Blasio – ave. 441 court evictions per month , est 1,300-1,400 commercial businesses close EACH MONTH in NYC!
31,737 Court Warrants to vacate/evict issued under his watch
Est. 15K-17K small businesses closed each year. Est. 95K-100K closed under de Blasio watch!
Est. est.8K-12K Jobs lost under de Blasio each month!
Est. est. 700K-800K jobs lost under de Blasio!!!!
* The city’s leading authority and advocate for small businesses for 30 years in Sung Soo Kim. Mr. Kim predicts the eviction rates will decline each year in NYC. NOT due to any positive legislation or actions taken by government, but due to more empty store fronts for longer periods of time (many remain empty for years) and the leases have become shorter and shorter in NYC the last decade, sometimes month to month. The shorter leases result in businesses not fighting eviction in court due to high costs and short leases.
* Kim- the founder of the oldest small business service center in NYC, the Korean American Small Business Service Center, and was Chairman of the Mayor’s First Small Business Advisory Board, appointed by Mayors Dinkins and Giuliani He has spent every working day for 32 years addressing the problems of immigrant small business owners. In 32 years he has personally negotiated and re-negotiated an estimated 50,000-55,000 commercial leases for his Korean members. He has gone to court weekly for 30 years to fight over 5,000 times for his members in court.