Upper ‘Pest’ Side: Neighbor Throws Box Of Roaches At Porter, NYPD Says
A tenant-staff feud escalated Thursday morning when an Upper West Side resident reportedly pelted a pack of pests at a porter, per police. The NYPD has reported that a neighbor threw a box of roaches at 37 West 72nd St. at a prewar building in which no injuries were reported and no arrests were made. The roaches were projected at a staff member at the building and were reportedly from Petco, which sells live crickets and roaches on its website. The building's landlord, Magdalena Kosz, was named to 2023's Worst Landlord List by Who Owns What earlier this month. The incident occurred about 10:50 a.m. on the Upper West Side.
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The pests were projected at the staff member about 10:50 a.m. at 37 West 72nd St., police sources told Patch. No injuries were reported and no arrests were made as of 12:30 p.m., police said.
It wasn't clear if the roaches were also building residents or if they were sourced elsewhere. Petco, which has an Upper West Side location near West 92nd Street, sells live crickets and roaches on its website. 37 West 72nd St. is a doorman-staffed prewar building with 92 units across 16 floors.
One of the building's landlords, Magdalena Kosz, was named to 2023's Worst Landlord List earlier this month, according to Who Owns What.
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