Last Friday, the residents of the
tenth floor found this letter tacked to their door (even residents who
don't have rooftop access received the letter), courtesy of Mr. Yee.
We believe
that Andrew Tilley (or one of his employees) called this violation in on the
building himself. If you want to look at
the complaint on the DOB website, you’ll notice that the language is quite
different from that of the usual complaint called in by a resident. Tilley has several reasons for wanting to do
this, which include:
1. To get the building up to code
so that the hotel can apply for a Certificate of No Harassement, which is
necessary for them to undertake disruptive construction.
2. He wants the roof cleared so he
can put a club up there. (We’ve been
saying this all along: both BD and Tilley have made clear that they want
this. There are several more hurdles
that they must clear—including getting the Stop Work Order lifted—but taking
the roof away from the tenants is a huge first step.)
3. It’s a general harassing
technique designed to get tenth floor residents to eventually move. (Don’t discount this: along with the needless
security and the other nastiness, the plan is to make people decide it’s not
worth it to fight.)
Basically, it is
our opinion that all residents should unite in opposing this new policy. This same thing will be happening soon to the
residents with balconies, as well as the rest of us over fireplaces, smoke
detectors and various issues. The idea
is to hassle us all as much as possible. — Ed Hamilton
Living with Legends 
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