Residents riled over controversial landlord’s planned transient housing facility

A controversial property owner with buildings in New York City and Florida has garnered Department of Buildings approval to build a 19-unit, transient housing facility in Brooklyn, according to the New York Post, much to the chagrin of residents in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood, where he plans to build. Landlord Moses Fried is infamous for alleged mismanagement of his buildings, including one that was the target of a prostitution raid and another that has been hit with 45 different violations. Residents say that Fried’s next project, a short-term stay facility that is slated to open in a year, will degrade the quality of their community. [Post]