Phony owner of New Yorker hotel admits truth in court after trying to take over landmark

Source: New York Post

The Manhattan man who bizarrely tried to claim ownership of the iconic New Yorker hotel finally admitted he never owned the iconic Art Deco landmark as he was slapped with a six-month prison sentence on Wednesday. Mickey Barreto, 49, pleaded guilty to forging property records after claiming he owned the historic Midtown tower between May 2019 and September 2023 in front of Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Cori Weston. The judge asked Barreto to confirm that he purposely filed a “written instrument containing a false statement and false information… with intent to defraud the state” before accepting the plea — which he confirmed with a short “yes.