Associated Press
- Mickey Barreto booked a one-night stay at the New Yorker Hotel in 2018 for $200.57.
- He stayed on, paying no rent for five years thanks to a local housing law.
- Police arrested him in February. He's now facing fraud charges and possible jail time.
A New Yorker successfully lived in the iconic New Yorker Hotel building for half a decade without paying a single cent in rent — but the jig is up.
Police arrested Mickey Barreto in February and charged him with filing fraudulent property records after attempting to claim homeownership of the hotel, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.