Nation IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : U.S. Seizes Hotel Plagued by Crime
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
New York City’s largest rooming house was seized by the federal government in a bid to end drug dealing and murders there. Shortly before the 621-room Kenmore Hotel was seized, eight rooms were searched for drugs and 18 people were arrested, police said. The hotel houses a large number of people who rely on government aid, and it will continue to operate under the direction of a management company, officials said. The hotel’s hotel, Tran Dinh Truong, is not charged with any crime.
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