West Village residents face ongoing terror from alleged squatter as legal proceedings stall

West Village residents are terrorized by an alleged squatter, forcing them to flee their homes due to death threats and extreme noise. A Manhattan judge delayed a hearing to remove the accused squatter, Melvin DeJesus, until June, despite ongoing alleged harassment and a restraining order. The building owner is suing to ban DeJesus, who allegedly commandeered a rent-controlled unit after the tenant's death, leading to residents calling the building "uninhabitable."