{"id":318554,"date":"2026-08-11T11:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T11:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/318554\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T11:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T11:28:11","slug":"nyc-tenants-viral-videos-on-alleged-roommate-from-hell-show-padlocked-doors-surveillance-cameras-and-jars-of-urine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/318554\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC tenant’s viral videos on alleged roommate from hell show padlocked doors, surveillance cameras and jars of urine"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Brooklyn subtenant\u2019s <\/a>videos documenting his roommate from hell have gone viral on social media, depicting a hellish living situation that includes security cameras, padlocked doors \u2014 and roomies forced to go to the bathroom in jars.<\/p>\n

Kyle \u201cBobby\u201d Harvey, 30, said he started filming his nightmare antics of roomie Stephen Pulido in what he concluded was an effort by Pulido to force him and his other roommates out of the four-bedroom, $4,200-a-month Bushwick apartment.<\/p>\n

Joe Medina and Kyle Harvey are pictured in Bushwick, Brooklyn, on July 26, 2026. Wali Khan<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why I started filming \u2026 because I didn\u2019t even know what to make of it. Like there was so much stuff happening that I just needed to document it,\u201d said Harvey, a video editor who also designs websites for content creators.<\/p>\n

Harvey began subleasing the apartment in November 2023 after finding it online. He initially waved off Pulido, who is an overtenant, as just having \u201ca little bit of an off vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n

But what started as an awkward living situation quickly got out of hand \u2014 with accusations of locked bathrooms, dismantled doorknobs, bottles full of urine, and security cameras pointed at his bedroom door, Harvey told The Post.<\/p>\n

The viral reels, which have racked up over 20 million views on Instagram, feature compilations of the NYPD visits <\/a>and many other awkward interactions, as if in the style of a \u201cLove Island\u201d spinoff. They include clips showing Pulido yelling at his roommates to \u201cget off his couch,\u201d turning off all the lights, and slamming refrigerator doors shut in their faces.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve just been editing the videos to be as engaging as possible, to be somewhat entertaining, maybe even funny, because I wanted it to have the largest reach,\u201d Harvey said.<\/p>\n

But according to interviews with Harvey and former roommates, the videos only show part of the cycle of Pulido\u2019s bizarre behavior that they think is aimed at pushing them until they voluntarily pack up and leave.<\/p>\n

When Harvey was stuck in bed with severe pneumonia in February, Pulido allegedly locked the apartment\u2019s only working bathroom from the inside and sealed the door with duct tape so his roommates couldn\u2019t use it.<\/p>\n

When Harvey tried to unlock the door, Pulido allegedly charged across the apartment to physically shove him out of the way, prompting the cops to be called twice.<\/p>\n

Harvey\u2019s living situation has since accelerated into a nightmare with padlocked bathroom doors, dismantled doorknobs, bottles full of urine and security cameras pointed at his bedroom door. Wali Khan<\/p>\n

The roommates, driven to desperation, claimed they resorted to urinating in water bottles \u2014 a habit roommate Joe Medina said he\u2019s continued on multiple occasions to avoid confrontations with Pulido.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve dealt with a lot of anxiety living in the house \u2026 you never know if you\u2019re gonna get into a battle or not,\u201d said Medina, who has lived in the apartment for two years. <\/p>\n

Just a few weeks before sealing the door shut, Pulido smiled and laughed while slamming a heavy metal door onto Harvey\u2019s foot, causing him pain, according to video and photo evidence.<\/p>\n

Pulido also installed a security camera in the shared living room, pointing it directly at Harvey\u2019s $1,050-a-month bedroom, according to photos.<\/p>\n

The roommate later texted Medina to say, \u201cRemember that I have video and audio proof. I record everything in the common area now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kyle Harvey speaks with police as Stephen Pulido holds his phone on July 17, 2026. Wali Khan<\/p>\n

In a separate heated March text exchange over Harvey\u2019s refusal to pay a higher-than-usual toilet paper bill, Pulido told Harvey he could no longer use the kitchen and bathroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cNO ONE LIVES IN MY HOME FOR FREE, YOU WORTHLESS TRASHCAN OF A HUMAN BEING,\u201d he wrote to Harvey, according to a text message viewed by The Post.<\/p>\n

Since Pulido is the primary leaseholder and not a traditional landlord, the NYPD and Brooklyn Housing Court have repeatedly told Harvey that he has few options, leaving him trapped in a legally ambiguous area.<\/p>\n

Former roommate Carlos Brumfield, who lived with Pulido from March 2023 until June 2024, alleged Pulido once locked him out of his bedroom while he was showering, forcing him to climb across a fire escape in a towel to get dressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe would get in my face whenever we were at the bathroom door and just curse at me and say, \u2018I could kick your ass whenever I want, this is my place,’\u201d Brumfield said.<\/p>\n

Leo Mark Avery, who lived in the hellhole <\/a>from January 2023 to the end of July 2024, said things would often get heated and end with screaming and banging fists on tables.<\/p>\n

A new deadbolt being installed on a door. Wali Khan<\/p>\n

\u201cI realized it made more sense for me to just leave there than try and live somewhere where I\u2019m already not comfortable and go through whatever this man is \u2026 I didn\u2019t know what he was capable of,\u201d Avery said.<\/p>\n

In late June, Pulido hired a process server to deliver a \u201cnotice to vacate\u201d to Harvey while he was leaving the shower, still in a towel. The notice did not comply with the 90-day requirement for tenants who have resided at a property for over two years and ordered the pair to leave in less than a month.<\/p>\n

Harvey and Medina have since withheld rent at the advice <\/a>of a housing lawyer. Harvey said he plans to stay in the apartment and keep filming until he is served a legal eviction notice.<\/p>\n

Pulido has since allegedly installed a new padlock on the bathroom, hiding all the toilet paper in the house, and dismantled the apartment\u2019s air-conditioning panel during a scorching July heatwave.<\/p>\n

In multiple caught-on-camera incidents, Pulido has also entered the roommates\u2019 rooms without their permission to move things around or to show their rooms to prospective tenants.<\/p>\n

Harvey\u2019s landlord, Justin Rubinstein, received multiple written notices of Pulido\u2019s behavior, according to emails reviewed by The Post. The landlord did not respond or intervene, stating he was reluctant to get involved in roommate squabbles.<\/p>\n

Kyle Harvey and Joe Medina are pictured on July 26, 2026. Wali Khan<\/p>\n

Records also show the building\u2019s registration expired in September 2024.<\/p>\n

Rubinstein did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s multiple requests for comment.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Pulido declined to comment on the allegations, citing legal proceedings against his roommates and a harassment complaint filed with police. <\/p>\n

Multiple harassment reports filed with the NYPD appear to show that Pulido filed complaints alleging that his roommates antagonized him. <\/p>\n

The reports include one filed on July 15 for getting into a verbal dispute that left him feeling \u201cannoyed and harassed,\u201d and another on June 29 for receiving \u201cthreatening text messages\u201d that left him feeling \u201cannoyed and alarmed,\u201d according to an NYPD spokesperson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Brooklyn subtenant\u2019s videos documenting his roommate from hell have gone viral on social media, depicting a hellish…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318555,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[98,9449,4686,24225,57,9,56,63,65,64,10629,7978,58],"class_list":["post-318554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-brooklyn","tag-bushwick","tag-influencers","tag-landlord-tenant-disputes","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-roommates","tag-tenants","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}