The Public Advocate’s office has been criticized for what some have deemed a lackluster fact-checking effort before publishing its annual “worst landlords of NYC” list earlier this week. This probably won’t help.

One of the landlords who appeared on the list — designed to shame landlords into making repairs — says his building is under renovation and he doesn’t have any unhappy tenants … because there aren’t any. (more…)

Source: “25th worst” NYC landlord says Public Advocate Tish James didn’t do her research