Residents rail at Pinnacle Group

Nearly 300 residents from Community Boards 9, 10, and 12 attended a joint public hearing last night in Harlem’s Riverbank State Park. They accused landlord the Pinnacle Group of overcharging them, failing to make repairs, violating their succession rights, and warehousing empty apartments to get higher rents. Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, and U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel were on hand. more [NYDN]