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Hot 97's Neighbors Fear Rap Violence, Landlord May Limit Visitation
Tenants of 395 Hudson Street where New York's Hot97 operates are up-in-arms over the continued violent eruptions at the station and are demanding the building's landlord take strict action.
Hot97's recent shooting incident involving The Game and 50 Cent has neighbors of the hip-hop radio station in fear for their lives and demanding action by the building's owner. The shooting is the second incident of gun violence in or around the station's offices, located in Manhattan's West Village. Four year's ago on Feb 25, 2001, a shooting erupted in front of the building after CNN and Lil' Kim visited the station to promote the release of the DJ Clue album, The Professional--Part 2.
The station shares the building with several unions including the Carpenters and Joiners of America, United Brotherhood, Dock Builders Local Union 1456, New York City District Council, Linoleum & Carpet Layers union along with the Women's Rights and Legal Defense organization and Private Equity Week magazine among others. The unions have complained about the safety of the building and are asking the landlord to impose a strict visitation changes which will restrict the number of station visitors to no more than two at a time.
"We've had numerous incidences where a posse of people come in and rush up to the security station, mill about in the lobby and all go up to the station together," said Brian O'Dwyer, the attorney representing the unions. "Our tenants have come to us... they are terrified to be in that building."
Hot97's spokesperson, Alex Dudley, has issued a response to the complaint, stating that they are working with the landlord to reach a "mutually acceptable resolution" and point out that "no incidents have occurred inside the building."
Source: sohh
Hot97's recent shooting incident involving The Game and 50 Cent has neighbors of the hip-hop radio station in fear for their lives and demanding action by the building's owner. The shooting is the second incident of gun violence in or around the station's offices, located in Manhattan's West Village. Four year's ago on Feb 25, 2001, a shooting erupted in front of the building after CNN and Lil' Kim visited the station to promote the release of the DJ Clue album, The Professional--Part 2.
The station shares the building with several unions including the Carpenters and Joiners of America, United Brotherhood, Dock Builders Local Union 1456, New York City District Council, Linoleum & Carpet Layers union along with the Women's Rights and Legal Defense organization and Private Equity Week magazine among others. The unions have complained about the safety of the building and are asking the landlord to impose a strict visitation changes which will restrict the number of station visitors to no more than two at a time.
"We've had numerous incidences where a posse of people come in and rush up to the security station, mill about in the lobby and all go up to the station together," said Brian O'Dwyer, the attorney representing the unions. "Our tenants have come to us... they are terrified to be in that building."
Hot97's spokesperson, Alex Dudley, has issued a response to the complaint, stating that they are working with the landlord to reach a "mutually acceptable resolution" and point out that "no incidents have occurred inside the building."
Source: sohh