From the August 2014 issue: In 2010, developer Sharif El-Gamal sparked a national firestorm when he announced plans to build Park51, a 15-story Islamic cultural center at 51 Park Place. His critics ...

Sharif El-Gamal is calling a Hail Mary to try and save his Margaritaville Hotel. The developer on Wednesday asked a judge to call off the UCC foreclosure auction for his 234-room Times Square hotel, ...

A federal court in Texas has ordered the release of Hayam El Gamal and her five children after more than 10 months of vindictive imprisonment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Trump ...

Hayam El Gamal and five children were held for 10 months after husband allegedly threw molotov cocktails at crowd An Egyptian family of six has been taken back into Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

Some South Korean investors have doubled down on their efforts to collect tens of millions of dollars in defaulted loans issued to Margaritaville hotel developer Sharif El-Gamal and his partners.

In downtown Manhattan, a legal storm brews once again over a site that captured national attention post-9/11, resurfacing in the courts and placing developer Sharif El-Gamal under the spotlight.

The Chetrit Group is going after real estate developer Sharif El-Gamal for overstaying his welcome at 1384 Broadway and accruing nearly $500,000 in unpaid rent, according to a lawsuit filed by Juda ...

Protesters march along a highway to the South Texas Family Residential Center detention facility where Liam Ramos and his father are being detained in Dilley, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. [AP ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the wall of the South Texas Residential Facility entrance from the parking lot. A mother and her five children held at ...

Years before his latest real-estate project ignited an uproar, Sharif El-Gamal racked up at least seven run-ins with the law, including a bust for patronizing a prostitute. “I regret many things that ...