The residents of 113 Stanton Street are gearing up for a fight as they have received word that notorious landlord Samy Mahfar is days away from closing on the building. Mahfar is known from buying buildings, booting the rent-stabilized occupants, and renovating them into upscale condos or rentals, but the 113 Stanton tenants aren't going down easily, having already contacted Councilwoman Margaret Chin, the Cooper Square Committee, and CAAAV. [Bowery Boogie; previously]
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