Tenants said one of the city’s most notorious landlords let rats run free and left them cold during the winter. Now, charged with harassment, he’s facing up to four years in prison.
A five-story brick building on West 170th Street has been known to go months without heat or hot water during the winter. On one occasion, the boiler erupted, filling the basement with a thick black plume of dust that crept up and down the stairways ... [1269 chars]