As articles about the conflict came out in the Daily News and Gothamist, the board members kept silent. Their underlying story — of criminal activity among some now-former maintenance men — was too inflammatory, bad for both community peace of mind and co-op reputation, Mr. Lipping said. The one neighbor to whom Mr. Lipping had confided, Michael Grinthal, had rejected it as reason to evict Mr. Caballero. Mr. Grinthal, 45, a housing lawyer, said he had sensed that something shady had been going on. “I want to make sure this gets done right,” Mr. Lipping said.

Source: New York Times March 29, 2019 12:00 UTC