The residents of 102 Norfolk Street who refuse to get kicked out or bought out are mobilizing against their landlord, the somewhat notorious Samy Mahfar, who is plotting a luxury conversion of the mostly stabilized Lower East Side building between Delancey and Rivington. But it's not easy: "The holdouts ... continue to live in a 'war zone' of constant construction, landlord bullying, and hazardous worksite practice. Tenants must contend with weekly water shut downs, exposed wiring," and more. [Bowery Boogie; previously]
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