Dozens of tenants shared gripes about unsafe conditions, landlord abuses, evictions and “hidden” fees — what you’d expect from a standard constituent-services night, not any grand exposé as the “New Yorkers vs Bad Landlords” billing promised.

Many of those testifying presented gripes that can get resolved in housing court; the rest simply couldn’t afford their rent — which isn’t especially the landlord’s fault.

"Actually the horrors are normalized so you can't blame me for committing them."

"I don't care, I'm going to stab you now."