A Queens man is driving his neighbors crazy with fear with his behavior inside his apartment, residents and court documents allege.
Alexander Rice, 48, is accused of running naked through the hallways of the building at 23-35 Broadway, yelling into a megaphone and denting walls with a hammer. New York Post report Saturday.
image show There is a naked man outside what appears to be an apartment building, and there appears to be a large dent in the door.
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“Everyone is scared,” said one neighbour, adding that her children have nightmares about the man and sleep under his bed at night. Another resident claimed he has kicked in people’s doors, thrown things out of windows and threatened to burn down properties.
of post According to the article, Reis has never been arrested, and the building owner has long tried to evict him in court, but a judge dismissed the case. However, Broadway Crescent Realty tried to reopen the case in December.
The media outlet said the building is rent stabilized.
Reis is accused of running naked through the hallways, masturbating in common areas and threatening people with a hammer.
Other residents claim they have heard the sounds of chainsaws, recordings of his own conversations and loud pornography coming from his apartment.
The man’s LinkedIn profile states he is a software engineer.
“We have also contacted the police on multiple occasions and made every effort to remove this tenant. We are very sorry about your situation, but please know that it is a huge burden on us as well,” Broadway Crescent Real Estate said in a recent email to residents.
Over the past two years, police have been called out to the building 281 times and some 265 noise complaints have been made to 311. Meanwhile, Broadway Crescent is reportedly refusing to hire security guards to keep tenants safe due to the high costs.
New York City has seen a number of incidents involving naked, apparently mentally unstable people, including one in 2021 when a naked man was accused of pushing another person off a subway platform in Harlem and onto the tracks.
After the victim was pushed, the other person jumped down to try and help, but the suspect followed and began arguing with the good Samaritan, the two struggled, at which point the suspect was struck by the third rail.
“At the time of the accident, the train arriving at the station did not make contact with the two survivors. They sustained minor injuries and were subsequently transported to St. Luke’s Hospital,” the report said.
Video footage of the altercation is available to watch. here.
