A New York City resident lived in the New Yorker Hotel rent-free for five years. then he allegedly claimed to own the building, prosecutors said.. Mickey Barreto, 48, allegedly filed paperwork ...

In 2018, Barreto booked a room at the New Yorker Hotel for one night in June. The next day, he requested the hotel enter into a lease agreement with him for the room pursuant to New York's rent ...

Whatever his far-fetched beliefs, Mr. Barreto, now 49, was right about one thing: an obscure New York City rent law that provided him with many a New Yorker’s dream. Image ...

The New Yorker Hotel, center, is seen in a 2013 file photo A man who succeeded in using a New York City housing law to live rent-free in the iconic hotel has been charged with fraud after he ...

The owner of the New Yorker Hotel is expanding, renovating and rebranding the aging icon in anticipation of a boost in business when nearby Hudson Yards is completed. A subsidiary of the late ...