Not sure whom to believe regarding the record of the Lantern Group, the housing organization headed up by Hudson developer Eric Galloway? Here’s a firsthand report received from someone who has actually lived in Lantern-managed housing:
One of the very important things that wouldn’t be apparent to most people who are just looking at the violations is the number of complaints for work being done after hours or on weekends. This is Galloway’s MO. They do illegal conversions etc at night and on weekends. This was the case in the building I lived in [...] which was owned by Galloway.
People make complaints about the illegal work going on. They send out inspectors Mon-Fri 9-5. When they arrive, there is no work going on. Of course there isn't. Galloway's crew works at night and weekends when there are no inspectors on duty.
While I am not in position to stake out every Galloway-managed property in NYC around the clock, I am at least confident that this source has, in fact, lived in a Lantern-managed building.
