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City Room - Metro - New York Times Blog
Jump to full article: New York Times Blogs, 2008-02-08
Author: Sewell Chan
Intro: A dispute over second-hand smoke between neighbors at the Ansonia, a majestic Beaux-Arts building on the Upper West Side, has resulted in litigation and more unwanted attention for the luxurious building.
The Ansonia faced a lawsuit last October from residents who said their home in the edifice -- which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places -- had become infested with "a horrific plague of roaches." The building, which upon its completion in 1904 was well-known as the first air-conditioned hotel in New York, is now becoming equally well-known for the litigiousness of its residents. . . .
[Note to readers: After this early version was published, Mr. Selbin and Ms. Huff gave interviews. A more detailed article by Anemona Hartocollis, the Manhattan court reporter, has been published online and will appear in Saturday print editions. In addition, Mr. Selbin has responded below to reader comments.]
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