About Us

Vincent Callagy has been in overall charge of administration and operations of Knickerbocker Village for 17 years. His responsibilities include planning, bidding and executing all of the capital improvement projects which have been made in that time. He greatly enjoys working for Knickerbocker Village and is committed to developing new projects that will continue to improve the physical plant and quality of life for the residents of Knickerbocker Village. If you have any questions or concerns regarding security please contact him at vcallagy@knickvill.com

Steve Stanley has been working at K.V since 1998, after a long affiliation with Stuyvesant Town. Peter Cooper Village. Steve is responsible for handling tenant complaints, storage locker and community room rentals and assists the manager with administrative functions. If you have any questions or concerns please contact him at sstanley@knickvill.com

Peter Herkenham

Peter has over 25 years experience in the area of Public Safety and Security Management.  He has previously been employed as the Chief Peace Officer at the huge Peter Cooper Village/Stuyvesant Town complex as well as Operations Manager with the Columbia University Department of Public Safety.  He is currently certified as a Security Officer Instructor by both the NYS Dept of Criminal Justice Services and the New Jersey State Police.  During his career, Peter has been the recipient of numerous commendations for excellent performance of duty and valor awarded by both Governmental Entities and Community Groups.  If you have any questions please contact him at:        pherkenham@knickvill.com

Paula Bennett is the rental agent of Knickerbocker Village. Her responsibilities include presenting apartments to prospective new tenants and processing all of the required "move-in" documentation. She also facilitates "move-out" tenants by ensuring that the proper procedures are followed in all such cases.

Jessica Lao is the Rental Bookkeeper for K.V's Management Department. She is responsible for all rental billing matters including rental billings and payments, Section 8 and SCRIE Benefits for Knickerbocker Village residents. If you have any questions or concerns about your rent please contact her at jlao@knickvill.com

Sue Lew has been the Accounts Payable Bookkeeper for over a decade. If you have any questions or concerns about your vendor billing and payments, please contact her at ap@knickvill.com

Marie Margadonna processes rent payments and income affidavits. She also offers a supportive and caring demeanor to many of K.V's long term residents when they need to visit the management office. You can contact her at mmargadonna@knickvill.com

Ruby Chan Ruby Chan is the first stop for residents visiting the management office. She processes rent payments and assists residents with other services. Ruby had previously been with Knickerbocker Village for several years on a part-time basis and has recently rejoined us. As an experienced employee of our office, she is known for her professionalism and for her multiple skills. You can contact her at rchan@knickvill.com.

Linda Ho

Linda Ho, formerly of the Management office, has now been assigned to the service desk to provide essential bilingual services to Knickerbocker Village's Chinese-speaking residents.  As in the past, she performs all of her assignments expediently and makes it all seem easy.

John Jimenez

John has been employed with K.V for two years. He is the dispatcher of all of the Service Department's requests. When residents call for assistance they recognize him for his friendly disposition and helpful manner. Over the years, John has been devoted to his job and works hard to ensure that residents' needs are met. 

Paul Carioscia

is the Service Department's website guru. He also maintains a computerized file and program of all service requests and completions.  Please contact him at: pcarioscia@knickvill.com

Aldo Frazzetto has been employed by Knickerbocker Village as a handyman since 1985 and now supervises all painting, plastering and tile repair work.

Val Gerry is a freelance garden designer who has been K.V's resident horticulturalist for the past 13 years. In that time, residents have enjoyed the greening and flowering of both courtyards according to the seasons. She has made gardens in her native England, in South Africa and on her own coop's rooftop, which has been featured in the New York Times and many books in Holland and elsewhere.