Big questions for Ralph's upcoming trial

First, we hope that both the social security number of the original buyer of 120 south Eliot st (our ralph baker)are  placed along side of the ss# of the person who refinanced it in 2006(ralph w. baker jr).
 The signatures, according  to our ralph, are also completely different.

Second, in relationship to 140 metropolitan ave property, it will be important to determine when the Laurence Novelty company  ceased to exist and whether the owner died or went back to Israel, and how the new owners, who oppose Ralph Baker's claim to the property, actually obtained  it.
We think that the Laurence Novelty Company officially disolved  after Ralph took over and before the folks fighting Ralph started making their claim.

we'll see.... November 20th

What's the difference between Ralph Baker and Ralph W. Baker Jr?

here's a screen shot from the ACRIS web site (Automated City Register Information System for NYC). Note in 7/27/2006 the owner of 120 south Eliot st's name change from Ralph Baker to Ralph W. Baker Jr.

This is when Ralph Baker, the blind Photographer realized someone took a 600,000$ mortgage out on his property. When he went to the D.A. with this issue and instead of getting help with this problem, he was thrown in Rikers and the article below came out.
http://therealralphbaker.blogspot.com/2012/10/ralphs-bad-real-estate-press.html

Ralph's next court date- November 20th

Bio from Ralph W. Baker Jr's website-http://www.newyorkshockexchange.com/content/view/21/35/

check out the Fun Facts near the bottom in bold...interesting

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Ralph W. Baker, Jr.

Educational Background

Mr. Baker received his B.A. in Economics from Hampden-Sydney College ("Hampden-Sydney") in 1989 and his M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia in 1993. Mr. Baker currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Hampden-Sydney.

Business Experience

Mr. Baker has over 10+ years of M&A experience and currently works for the Transaction Advisory Services Group of a leading accounting firm where he performs sell-side and buy-side due diligence for clients looking to divest companies or to make acquisitions.

Mr. Baker was formerly a member of Prudential Financial's Corporate M&A Group where was involved in acquisitions and divestitures across all businesses, including but not limited to, asset management, brokerage, life insurance, property & casualty insurance, and corporate relocation. Prior to Prudential, Mr. Baker worked at GE Capital Corporation where he was involved in insurance M&A and LBO lending.  Ralph has been involved in transactions from cradle to grave, including business development, financial modeling, due diligence, and negotiating sale & purchase agreements.

Mr. Baker has closed transactions throughout the U.S. and abroad, including, the U.K., Switzerland, and South Korea.

Athletic Experience

Tony Shaver and the young stunner winning conference championship. Circa 1989.

Ralph starred in basketball at Hampden-Sydney, a private liberal arts institution in central Virginia. Hampden-Sydney is also (i) the tenth oldest college in the country and (ii) one of only three all-male schools in the country. Ralph earned Division III All-America status in 1989 and was considered to be one of the best guards in the country.

Mr. Baker is currently the third leading scoring in Hampden-Sydney's history with 1,760 career points, and ranks third in career assists and first in steals.

Mr. Baker was an assistant coach for the Stamford Express, a travel basketball team in Stamford, CT with Dave Cooks (Duke MBA) and Warren Spann (Wharton MBA). Mr. Cooks who started the program in 1993 is now the head basketball coach at Milwaukee Marquette High School in Milwaukee, WI. Mr. Spann is currently an executive for Philip Morris in Richmond, VA.

Mr. Baker was the head basketball coach of the Hustlas, champions of the Sophomore Division (10-11 year olds) of the 78th Precinct Youth Council basketball league in March 2006.

A defensive back on his high school football team, Ralph was recruited to play football at Randolph-Macon College ("Macon") outside of Richmond, VA. Ralph eventually attended Hampden-Sydney, Macon's arch rival. Needless to say, Ralph was a favorite target of the Macon fans during Macon/H-SC basketball games. A few Macon defensive linemen even asked Ralph to "step outside" after the game so they could get his autograph, but out of modesty, Ralph always declined.

Fun Facts about Ralph

“Ralph Baker Night” at H-SC. Straight bananas! Circa 1989.

While at Hampden-Sydney Ralph played basketball for Tony Shaver, currently the head basketball coach at the College of William & Mary. We asked Coach Shaver his thoughts on his former star player to which Shaver replied, "Ralph should make an excellent basketball coach. After all, those who can't do, teach."

Mr. Baker claims to have gone to elementary school and high school with the famous rapper the Lady of Rage. The Shock Exchange asked Ms. Rage about her memory of Mr. Baker to which she replied "I have never heard of Ralph Baker. Furthermore, I wish he would quit calling me up and asking for free stuff."

During Ralph's senior year in college, his favorite commercial featured a pair of L.A. Gear sneakers with the flashing lights in the back. Ralph was known to chastise his teammates on several occasions with "See, if you had worn your L.A. Gear with the flashing lights you probably would not have missed that dunk." At the basketball awards banquet, Ralph was rewarded with a brand new pair of L.A. Gear signed by the entire team. Never worn, the sneakers are kept in a safe at an undisclosed location where no one person knows the combination – half of the combination is kept in the state of Virginia and the other half in the state of New York. Look for Ralph’s vintage L.A. Gear at a sneaker battle near you.

While in high school, Ralph earned the nickname "Silk" from his many female admirers because he was so smooth on an off the basketball court. However, while performing its own "due diligence", the Shock Exchange learned from Ralph's former classmates that: (i) it was Ralph who actually gave himself that nickname, to everyone's bewilderment and (ii) the only person who ever referred to him as "Silk" was his grandmother . . . bless her heart. Mr. Baker had no comment on these allegations.
You can contact Mr. Baker at coachbaker@newyorkshockexchange.com.

Ralph's supreme Court date, Aug 7th 2:30 pm 360 Adams st Brooklyn rm 961 Judge Laura Jacobson

Ralph will be appearing, via tele-conference  at 2:30 pm on Aug 7th in Room 961
. Judge Laura Jacobson will be residing over the case. Ralph is a little worried that they will try and take 140 metropolitan from him, in which case he will have to appeal.

He needs any support possible.

Ralph Needs a A writ of habeas corpus for his August 6th Court Date

details to follow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_corpus

Write it up and send to :
Judge Chun
part 50
Supreme Court
350 Jay street
Brooklyn NY 11201

make sure you date it aug 6th 2013

more bad press for Ralph

Before you read the article please remember the name on the title to this property in dispute is "Ralph Baker"
not "Ralph W. Baker Jr."- The 46 year old Baker's name.   Yes, these are two different people, but only one of them has their legal name on the  document- the 63 yr old blind photographer - Ralph Baker


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305363/Ralph-Baker-The-landlord-homeless-evil-doppelganger-trying-steal-building.html

A landlord in Brooklyn, New York, says he has an 'evil doppelganger' who is trying to steal his life and building. 

Ralph Baker, 46, says he is the 'good Ralph Baker.' He says he has had to work to protect his property from a 63-year-old blind homeless man called Ralph Baker, who claims the building is actually his. 

The two men are not related.

The older Baker even convinced a bail bondsman he owned the apartment building and used it as collateral to get released from jail.

Will the real Ralph Baker please stand up? Ralph Baker, 46, left, owns a building in Brooklyn. He says Ralph Baker, 63, right, is trying to scam his way into owning it

'I’m the good Ralph Baker, and he’s the evil Ralph Baker,' the younger Baker told a Brooklyn Supreme Court on Friday, according to the New York Post. 'I don’t like the guy, but I marvel at how ingenious he is.'

The older Baker has nothing in common with the younger, except that they share a name. 

The older Baker is homeless and wears dreadlocks. He has 30 prior arrests, mostly for drug possession, contempt of course and vending without a license.

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He previously made his money taking $20 photos of tourists in Times Square - despite being completely blind.

He has claimed in that the younger Baker is a squatter in the Fort Green, Brooklyn, building and that he owes thousands in back rent.

This is the $324,000 building in Fort Green, Brooklyn, that the two Ralph Bakers have been fighting over for years

The older Baker has even called the residents of the building and harassed them for rent money, the Post reports. 

He was arrested in 2010 for filing false court papers claiming he owned the building. 

Last year, when he was jailed on Riker's Island for unrelated charges, he convinced a bail bondsman that the building was his. The bondsman put up $200,000 cash and listed the younger Ralph Baker's $324,000 apartment building as collateral. 

The older Baker was free for two months before authorities realized what had happened. 

'He’s very crafty. I truly believe that he thinks he owns that building. That’s the scary part,' said bail bondsman Ira Judelson told the Post. 

Update May 15th 2013

Spoke with Ralph. They put him back in prison. This time they are requesting 200,010 thousand dollars cash for his bail. We're trying to figure out how to get him out again so he can actually
have his day in court

letter from ralph while he was briefly out on bail

Hi Matt, it's great to be free. Went to landlord tenant court for both houses. Got dates for early march for final eviction.

I's was wonderin were you able to follow up and contact editorial desk as to sign up an investigative reporter to write follow up stories from the information package that you were sent.

I believe Newsday, brooklyn section might write a follow up article to its 1996 waterfront feature "ralph baker homeless man plans waterfront". I believe New York Law Journal and Post received packages also. Would you have time to build a plastic extruded structure including a boardwalk that extends 800 feet on the Williamsburg waterfront starting soon (built by June)? How's the baby?

out and able!

I'm happy to say Ralph is out on bail and able to work on reclaiming his property....
more soon

Court Docs showing that Ralph Baker is the true owner of 140 Metropolitan

RALPH IN HIS OWN WORDS(during court)

Ralph is the defendant...

Update

As I was riding the bus to Ralph's Court date the morning of Jan 14th, Ralph called to say that it was postponed and they would not tell him why or till when.
He ended up going down the following day and  Ralph said his "Lawyer" "threw him under the bus by asking for a 300,000$ bail. The Judge changed it to 200,000$.
When I spoke with Ralph today (MLK day, the 21st) he felt he would be out by Friday by putting up one of his buildings for collateral and then he will be able to continue fighting his cases being that he won't be at Rikers anymore...

Keep your finger's crossed

3 photos of Ralph that I got from his building circa 1994

These are from Ralph's building on the East river at north 7th st in Williamsburg Brooklyn, shortly before the fire department burnt it down for fire training. "This is how they were able to legally block my ownership of the waterfront property"  Ralph told me recently. "You can't lay claim to unused buildings if the building don't exist"