"Before they were regulated like this, regulators can convert an affordable apartment to an unfordable hotel room. It doesnt matter what you call it, the law has it covered" Hmm, sounds like AirBNB's situation today
@xhivo978 ай бұрын
Wow you're exactly right! And most people just want the discoverability and completely ignored what Airbnb was and what it wasn't.
@knotcoppercurls8 ай бұрын
NYC actually made airbnbs for less than 30 days illegal in late 2023.
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@XIIchiron788 ай бұрын
The more general solution to this is just to tax the land itself based on the value people would pay to use it (without improvements). That way the property developers have to pay _their_ rent back to the community in exchange for depriving everyone else of the space, which means they have to actually put it to an efficient use, instead of just collecting checks while providing nothing in return. It also replaces all other taxes, which means people keep what they earn, as rent cannot rise to pass on the tax, unlike other things. Because it changes the incentives directly, it works _with_ the market instead of against it, and doesn't create so many loopholes and unintended consequences like top down attempts do. Eventually this leads to vastly improved urban structure and economic participation by the local community, and an abundance of affordable housing as properties compete with each other. Obviously there are a lot of complexities and specifics to this - it's called land value taxation, and is often part of a larger economic philosophy called georgism, if you are interested in reading more.
@Doug_Hannon8 ай бұрын
@@XIIchiron78 Has this actually been implemented anywhere in the world?
@peter_smyth8 ай бұрын
So he may go to prison and get to stay rent-free in a room that isn't his, because he tried to stay rent-free in a room that wasn't his?
@pixlent8 ай бұрын
That's one way to look at it...
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@picksey47368 ай бұрын
depends on if it's a privately owned prison or not. the privately owned prisons charge you for being imprisoned there.
@RayyanAshraf8 ай бұрын
@@picksey4736 What do they do if you don't pay? Kick you out? Lol
@mr.sidious91638 ай бұрын
@@picksey4736Wait a second there are private-owned prisons?!? I cannot even begin to imagine how many ethical, moral and practical problems that poses... Then again, it is the US.
@deathpigeon28 ай бұрын
Not just stealing a hotel, but stealing a hotel from the Moonies. Awesome.
@SystemBD8 ай бұрын
Indeed. And making a cult pay taxes is just the cherry on top.
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@ZantharEos8 ай бұрын
@@SystemBD Except he didn't and they didn't. All that really happened is the dude lived in a hotel for a few years and is pending jail time.
@36sportsawall8 ай бұрын
Jong unies?
@XIIchiron788 ай бұрын
Yeah wait hold on suddenly I'm completely on his side, give him the hotel
@itsfonk8 ай бұрын
Guy could have probably remained in his room with a super cheap lease forever but he had to go full conquistador and the natives are definitely going to serve him on the weekend buffet 😅
@toolbaggers8 ай бұрын
But in reality the conquistadors won.
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@Djuntas8 ай бұрын
Who would want to stay in a hotel room anyway. Aint they super sparse. Or did you get more than an average apartment for 200 dollars 5 years ago. Id hate to live in such a place anyway.
@CraigChrist82398 ай бұрын
@@Djuntas With a rent around $3.34/month, I think I could make it work
@Djuntas8 ай бұрын
@@CraigChrist8239 Each their own, but having no sofa or proper TV...Well fuck no kitchen. I cba. Im the weakest link for sure, but I need my shit. Id love to know how he lived through, or if he upgraded the place. When I picture new york hotel room I just imagine a small box, bed, 1 stool and toilet thats prolly OK .
@macsnafu8 ай бұрын
Wait--you mean Amy didn't just come back with a New Yorker *magazine?* That's what I would have done!
@smithwillnot8 ай бұрын
He asked her to steal it
@olliesutton18048 ай бұрын
Dude probably could have gotten away with a free room for years but got greedy
@mfaizsyahmi8 ай бұрын
being griddy is a new yorker's pastime
@lisahoshowsky42518 ай бұрын
As soon as you said “Unification Church” I knew he’d stepped on a landmine😅 you don’t mess with cults and their cash flow
@killernat12348 ай бұрын
What I think is the worst part of this story is that the church gets away with paying a lot of taxes because they are classed as a church, yet they own a hotel
@jurgenpeters13738 ай бұрын
gets away with NOT paying a lot of taxes
@artistwithouttalent8 ай бұрын
I feel like saying the Moonies are _connected_ to North Korea mischaracterizes their relationship. The Unification Church is "connected" to North Korea in the same way that Shen Yun is "connected" to China.
@EebstertheGreat8 ай бұрын
Yeah, that one seemed weird to me. They support Korean unification and oppose Communism, that's like the two things I know about them. (Well, that and the mass marriages.)
@RobbyO-p5p8 ай бұрын
Yeah, the only connection is Sun Myung Moon was born in what is now NK.
@mamotalemankoe37758 ай бұрын
Aren't they South Korean? That's where they are suuuuuuuuper big.
@Drmonstereater18 ай бұрын
This is true. I grew up in the moonies (no longer one, at all) and thought that was a bit of a stretch. IIRC, when moonman was born there was no distinction yet between North and South Korea.
@state_song_xprt8 ай бұрын
This is almost the exact metaphor I was looking for
@Ramonatho8 ай бұрын
"The actual owner is the Unification Church." As someone whose been learning about Abe recently, that made me go oh no.
@stylesrj8 ай бұрын
Why is there an identical comment two posts above by a different person in the same time period?
@NYKevin1008 ай бұрын
@@stylesrj Bots steal comments and repost them to make their accounts seem more legit.
@stylesrj8 ай бұрын
@@NYKevin100 I know, but then how does that one two posts above get hundreds of likes? Also bots?
@rohilshah45465 ай бұрын
@@stylesrj yes.
@johnladuke64758 ай бұрын
Well that's what you get for being greedy. He already won big by that little slip of "posession" and could have had free rent in perpetuity... with hotel services. If anything, hire a lawyer to figure out who to sue in what way to get a deed of some sort based on your court order, but don't go trying to steal the whole building. That's just asking for trouble.
@astrumespanol8 ай бұрын
Barretto is a nutcase. He also claims being direct descendant of Colombus
@chrisli73588 ай бұрын
omg astrum español, i love Astrum
@gimmethegepgun8 ай бұрын
I mean, Colombus was alive over 500 years ago, and his first son had 5 children, so it seems fairly likely that it's true. But you could also likely say that of most of South America.
@ManiacX19998 ай бұрын
Less nuts than the Moonies? Nah
@The328th8 ай бұрын
I mean, that's totally plausible. There are quite a few descendants of Columbus out there
@survivedandthriving8 ай бұрын
I think that cinches it. If I were a descendant of Columbus I would never admit it to anyone. That this guy is bragging about it shows he is not thinking well at all.
@genghisdingus8 ай бұрын
Government: pay your taxes! Idiot: im in a cult Government: ok nvm lol
@randomhumanofearth72678 ай бұрын
First i felt bad for the hotel as baretto was hoarding of their services and staying in their rooms without paying but when I heard hotel was owned unity church then I was like screw them
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@MrGksarathy8 ай бұрын
I still wouldn't have really felt bad for the large hotel. Barretto just went a bit too far and didn't go hard enough against the Moonies.
@COPKALA8 ай бұрын
In fact no church should own an hotel and get such a tax cut!. They might get tax cut for 'the rest'. Again USA where justice is able to create N-tier treatment.
@J-wm4ss8 ай бұрын
@@MrGksarathyyeah he went one step worse than cult, he became a landlord 🤮🤮🤮
@TheElusiveReality8 ай бұрын
why did you feel bad for a corporation in the first place lmfao this one hotel room isnt hurting their bottom line significantly, this isn't a mom and pop bed and breakfast its a 94 yr old corporation
@quikesteve8 ай бұрын
I hope Amy is Sam's next partner in the next season of Jet Lag. Can't wait to see what she does to him hahaha.
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@100beep58 ай бұрын
It's Toby in season 10, but she might show up in The Getaway
@artistwithouttalent7 ай бұрын
I get the sense that maybe she doesn't want to show her face (which I understand), but it would be fun to see her and have a face to put with the name.
@carterbrock79716 ай бұрын
@@artistwithouttalent Her face is in some of the seasons during challenges ("Amy's quiz corner")
@George_M_8 ай бұрын
Cult like? They're a straight up cult. Suddenly I'm on this guy's side.
@KingdaToro8 ай бұрын
The only difference between a cult and a religion is whether or not the founder has died yet.
@Worldsportstalk243 ай бұрын
@@KingdaToro that is in no way the only difference lmao
@KingdaToro3 ай бұрын
@@Worldsportstalk24 A religion is literally just a cult with beliefs that have become sufficiently widespread to survive the death of the person who came up with them in the first place.
@In_Our_Timeline8 ай бұрын
stealing a hotel named newyorker:🗿 Stealing a newyorker:☠
@groundedgaming8 ай бұрын
Stealing New York: 🇺🇸
@bruhz_0898 ай бұрын
I did the second before
@Redwan7778 ай бұрын
@@bruhz_089Did you survive tho? I can't stand them for 5 minutes
@LMixir8 ай бұрын
@@Redwan777Blindfold and Earplugs (for you, not them).
@TonyP92798 ай бұрын
That's "business as usual" in New York, assuming the magazine is under $1000.
@protocol68 ай бұрын
I'm assuming New York prisons charged less than $88/week in 1981. I'm not sure about NY, but many states do charge inmates for room and board.
@yitzakIr8 ай бұрын
Isn't there some song referring to it as the "Hoosegow Hotel" or something?
@Vackret8 ай бұрын
I passed on staying at this hotel during my last trip to NYC because the reviews said the rooms are old and the elevators take forever to get to you. If only I knew I could’ve gotten my very own place there…
@CouchPotator8 ай бұрын
So the entire reason this saga was allowed to happen is because the hotel didn't bother responding to the court case and defaultly lost what would normally be a trivial win.
@MrDragonorp8 ай бұрын
they would still lose cause the law is pretty clear about it, he could get a 6 month lease. the judge just messed up the ruling by saying he had a possion of the room which is not what the law said, but a judge rule is still enforcable until revoked. the department in charge of this had to break the hotel proprety instead of giving him the entire hotel. until of course the hotel went back to court and got it back to only a 6 month lease
@CouchPotator8 ай бұрын
@@MrDragonorp He doesn't just get a 6 month lease because he wants one, he still needs to pay for stuff, which he didn't from the very start. That alone should have been a win for the hotel. Unless I'm misunderstanding what the video meant by "the hotel didn't send anyone to court the first time", they royally screwed up.
@gy4078 ай бұрын
My goal in life: do something really interesting and outrageous that my story ends up in a Half as Interesting video 🙌🙌
@MondoBigBongo-qi2vz6 ай бұрын
I did the math, and in modern money the $3.50 that a room could have been booked for in the New Yorker when it opened is now worth $65.71.
@Dat-Mudkip25 күн бұрын
That's pretty good.
@BallisticDamages8 ай бұрын
I'm glad I finished my coffee before the "Schrodinger's Tesla" bit, that's so stupid why is it funny
@12isaac008 ай бұрын
At the end of the day if the guy goes to prison he'd still get a free room and daily food servings. Bro just keeps winning.
@toolbaggers8 ай бұрын
Santa Claus is the most notorious break and enter specialist. Just imagine how many crimes he commits per year.
@The360MlgNoscoper8 ай бұрын
The wish list you send him each year legally works as a warrant.
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@rayden548 ай бұрын
Not breaking and entering if you're invited.
@Mis7erSeven8 ай бұрын
Child: "Why does Santa only come once a year?" Parent: "Because the rest of the year he is in prison for breaking and entering."
@cmul76518 ай бұрын
That old stock footage of New York looks lovely.
@eman62548 ай бұрын
Deserved L for the group indirectly responsible for Shinzo Abe's assassination.
@yitzakIr8 ай бұрын
Say more right now
@_jpg8 ай бұрын
He's kinda responsible himself for associating with the cult and appointing at least 12 other cult associates for government position-
@daeseongkim938 ай бұрын
ehh abe wasa huge L of a leader tbh
@Yezpahr8 ай бұрын
I have a rule to just not ever buy anything from ads/sponsors, because 99% of them end up on a debunk playlist and get shamed. But if I were to ever go for a service from a sponsor, it would be Ground News probably.
@MrGksarathy8 ай бұрын
In the matchup of Mickey vs the Moonies, I pick Mickey any day. Heck, I hope someone tries this again with the intent of screwing them over.
@Moonstone-Redux3 ай бұрын
Battery powered cannons, anyone?
@joermnyc8 ай бұрын
Fun fact: the D’Angelico New Yorker jazz guitar was inspired by the art deco style of this hotel. The truss rod cover is in the shape of the crown of the hotel.
@FarlandeR_8 ай бұрын
As someone named Mickey i can confirm this is true
@stormbob8 ай бұрын
Hey Mickey, you're so fine...
@HelloKittyyQueen8 ай бұрын
@@stormbobew
@ImtokyotheDog8 ай бұрын
This is absolutely the kind of heist Taika Waititi movie needs to make
@IliadDreyfus-js9oe8 ай бұрын
Yeah, pointless garbage sounds like his style. Maybe they could put a gay black chick as the main character in the theatrical release
@d3yuen8 ай бұрын
0:54 $257.00 or $200.57 😂😂😂😅
@maltava45348 ай бұрын
Why do we allow religious institution the ability to run for profit enterprises tax free like this? That is insanity.
@JustinOkamoto8 ай бұрын
It’s not tax free in the way a church property is tax free. Not sure the specifics
@paulelderson9348 ай бұрын
Yeah I don't get it either. I can understand that having property tax on a church essentially limits your ability to go to church if you're broke. But this is for profit, like you said. Actually insane. I also feel like any church that overcharges and makes a profit should be treated as a business, not as a religious institute. That means capping the salary and bonuses that employees at a religious institute can receive. But that will all never happen, probably.
@deannacooper25828 ай бұрын
@@JustinOkamoto Ya - the comments on this issue show me that people know nothing about the UC. Such ignorant superficial comments
@dariusscovill79705 ай бұрын
because of their lobbying, and because political lobbying is legal
@Daan98988 ай бұрын
People making use of flawed legislation shouldn't be punished with jailtime, but celebrated for pointing out the flaws indeed.
@pooki-dooki2 ай бұрын
He is being charged with fraud for falsely claiming to be the owner of the entire hotel property, not for making use of the housing regulation for his benefit.
@TotalxTroll25k8 ай бұрын
You got me hyped for the Tacobell Cantina. I’m going to Vegas next week and it’s right across the street from my hotel
@KoltonHendry8 ай бұрын
Tbh Amy has been putting in the work for the vids
@laminatedsamurai8 ай бұрын
Man cost a church $3mil in taxes. I'd call that worth it.
@SanchoPanza-m8m8 ай бұрын
Nah, religion is crucial to the long-term stability of society. Atheist morality is quickly corrupted.
@tarfeef1018 ай бұрын
@@SanchoPanza-m8m(Laughs in famously corrupt religious organisations all around the world)
@laminatedsamurai8 ай бұрын
If it's that easily corrupted, then it's not morality. And there is so much in religious texts that is absolutely abhorrent, but is described as just and moral. Slavery, murder, mutilation, etc. So try again. Personally, I am of the belief that organized religion is one of the true evils in the world today.
@zowayix8 ай бұрын
@@SanchoPanza-m8m bait
@adityanarayanpandey8 ай бұрын
@@SanchoPanza-m8m what is blud yapping about
@amfnyc8 ай бұрын
I live very near to this hotel, but never knew it's story. Very interesting.
@domacenoviny8 ай бұрын
0:37 A&O Hostel's Do Not Disturb tag 😅
@karlw78478 ай бұрын
Honestly more surprised by the fact that the hotel is owned by the moonies
@kieronharrison8 ай бұрын
Got major Habbo Hotel nostalgia from the channel logo and this video’s thumbnail
@TheElusiveReality8 ай бұрын
honestly it shouldnt be that hard to find some hotels that this applies to if you look up old newspaper ads with their rates
@AlecInstant8 ай бұрын
Stole a hotel? Basically me in Sims 2 on the DS
@retuddedwolf8 ай бұрын
3:00 i've done that twice too
@MichaelPuterbaugh8 ай бұрын
Good choice on taking the TB Cantina food to go, that location doesn't have the best reputation.
@AutismSingsHD8 ай бұрын
Future HAI error: 200 dollars and 57 cents. You said 257 dollars.
@pxl93658 ай бұрын
This felt like a taco bell add for a second
@ericherde18 ай бұрын
The Moonies (Unification Church) are tied to South Korea, not North Korea. They also had ties to Japan, but the ruling party in Japan has been severing those ties recently, for … some … reason.
@kierann.18 ай бұрын
this is so random i love it 😭 this is half as interesting as a video on north korea tho
@Ethonoris8 ай бұрын
I thought the New Yorker Hotel was owned by Wyndham?
@LazyAviationDog8 ай бұрын
New Yorker hotel is so original for a name
@joseville8 ай бұрын
When does the New Yorker become the New Yorkest?
@LazyAviationDog8 ай бұрын
@@squishy-tomato lol
@laughingman78828 ай бұрын
Bro should've stopped at free rent for life 😂😂😂
@4RILDIGITAL8 ай бұрын
Incredible tale of legal loopholes, skillful leeching, and the expensive cost of ignorance.
@peplerr8 ай бұрын
btw this Barreto guy was all over Brazilian news last week I don't think HAI mentioned he's Brazilian). He gave an interview saying he's the successor of Columbus, friends with Biden, an indigenous leader, and also owns all of America (except Canada and the USA, which are owned by his partner). You know, the usual stuff.
@Markyroson8 ай бұрын
I was hoping you’d cover this!
@Leo-zv2hs8 ай бұрын
When I saw the article about this I just knew it would end up on this channel lol
@Rudster148 ай бұрын
1:38 don't you mean more than $350 per night or $88 per week?
@LawIV8 ай бұрын
Kudos for making a church/ cia front pay taxes
@LawAndBedlum7 ай бұрын
0:45 Schrodinger's Tesla 😂😂😂😂
@charleyb.82868 ай бұрын
excited to see this on the next season of Leverage
@ratto7518 ай бұрын
Of all the groups he could've picked a fight with, he chose the Moonies.
@selfiekroos17778 ай бұрын
Ths channel is gold
@technetium96538 ай бұрын
Damn, just read the NYT article too ?
@AlexM-xj7qd8 ай бұрын
HAI MISTAKES: 0:55 should say "two hundred dollars and fifty seven cents", you said $257 😅
@EpicGhostShadow8 ай бұрын
BRB, gonna go steal a hotel
@tommyleite-x3oАй бұрын
it is because of situations like this that we have professional squatters in the US. A judge is suppose to interpret the law and apply it according to the situation. No place in the world offers squatters what the us offers... and since we are in this subject, CA and NY seems to be perfect places for professional criminals. You can shoplift less than 950 and most places won´t even bother calling the police. You can squat in a property and live rent free for a couple of months to a few years without paying anything. So basically if you take your time to plan these things, you can eat and live for free in these places.
@harshu3468 ай бұрын
I read it in the news and was really fascinated by it
@ryansonnenberg4 ай бұрын
Is that Sam as a kid on the Do not Disturb sign?! lol
@lorincnyulasz75798 ай бұрын
The schrodingers tesla situation would have been solved quite quickly by the smell
@votekyle30007 ай бұрын
Fun fact about the Unification Church, son of the founder, Justin Moon, is the CEO of Khar Arms, a successful gun company.
@LordlyJeremy8 ай бұрын
The Hotel New Yorker, he's dead on the floor, the body of Nikolai lies...
@sarahlyinn96268 ай бұрын
I’m sorry, but this is at least 3/4 as interesting. Like the man went against a cult.
@TS_Mind_Swept8 ай бұрын
2:36 Zach and Cody mode SuperVinlin
@YvonTripper8 ай бұрын
Definitely more New York building owners need to go to jail when they commit multiple acts of fraud
@idwtgymn8 ай бұрын
Why would you hope someone who made a concerted long term effort to steel property does not go to jail? That is messed up.
@JenniferinIllinois8 ай бұрын
At least Amy got something to eat this time. 🤣
@chubbymouse38444 ай бұрын
Schrödinger’s Tesla
@Hide.the.Salami13 күн бұрын
3:04 that happened to my buddy eric
@romulusnr8 ай бұрын
Amy should have nabbed a copy of the New Yorker magazine and brought that back
@chibar8 ай бұрын
I'll be that guy, that is not the cantina across the street from the New Yorker
@harshu3468 ай бұрын
He should have been happy with having one room with free room service for forever .... But greed is what killed him
@1skinnypuppy8 ай бұрын
That’s a good . Good job, appreciated.
@Diana.Carter8 ай бұрын
I guess he really wanted to make a reservation... for himself!
@Unix_08 ай бұрын
Mr.Krabs at it again
@BolioSati8 ай бұрын
Is the audio overblown for anyone else? (I compared this video to other ones from this channel and others just to make sure). It's not egregious, but definitely has some distortion.
@markieman648 ай бұрын
I'm just back from New York on my first trip to the States. Like literally just back. I saw this hotel from mines. Very (half as) interesting timing for the video.
@NeisamPi8 ай бұрын
I can’t believe Sam from jet lag got featured on HAI
@austinrossi37078 ай бұрын
I was staying there just last week. Would've been nice to know this trick then :P
@AMD70278 ай бұрын
I stayed at the hotel about 15yrs ago, it is a FADED remnant of a bygone time.
@michael-michaelmotorcycle8 ай бұрын
My mom was likely conceived in that hotel. My grandparents got married there, she was born 9 months later 👀🤦♂️
@TheHylianBatman8 ай бұрын
And they said that robber barons only existed in the 20th century.
@The_DASHER8 ай бұрын
HAI is not pregnant but he never fails to deliver
@LoonaStanGTNH8 ай бұрын
mother
@jeffreybernath66278 ай бұрын
The video's sponsor is Ground News!? I was sure it was the Taco Bell Cantina across the street from the New Yorker hotel!
@subparnaturedocumentary6 ай бұрын
the city could be getting an extra 2.9 million if it werent for that ridiculous tax free status for "religious"property
@odustbrown18368 ай бұрын
0:52 Decimal Point.............
@pleappleappleap8 ай бұрын
What is the discounted rate to which he would have been entitled for his six month lease?
@groundedgaming8 ай бұрын
The New Prisoner - Mickey Baretto
@gustavgans37608 ай бұрын
3:04 Come on we all have at least done it twice
@Adriano_leal8 ай бұрын
I believe he claims to be the owner of the entire American continent too, wild dude