A bargain on the Upper West Side turns into a nightmare, thanks to one crazy landlord

… a small twobedroom in a fifthfloor walkup on the Upper West Side when his future motherinlaw connected him with a friend … wanted a paltry $700 a month for a place that would have rented for $2500 a month Doug is a real estate broker He … terrace which overlooked a playground and waking to the sounds of children playing and birds chirping was surreal …

By Kelly Kreth |April 29, 2014 - 11:59AM