February 22, 2017
Hank Freid, the landlord at 258 West 97th Street had recently been handed 15 violations for allowing for short term rentals in the apartment complex on the Upper West side. The city is said to have fined Freid $1,000 for each violation. Fried essentially converted the building into an Airbnbesque hotel by advertising the units on Expedia and Kayak. Visitors were charged between $400 and $800 a stay…
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