East Village, April 14, 2007-- A protest and rally at 49 East 3rd Street, in support of the building's rent-stabilized tenants. Families in all 15 apartments are being evicted en masse. The landlords, a husband and wife team, have applied to convert the 15 apartments into a private mansion. Rent-stabilization not withstanding, NY Courts just overturned a ruling protecting the tenants, setting a precedent for other landlords in the city to empty apartments on similar grounds [owner occupancy] This section of the video specifies how the landlord couple justify the need for the building's five floors. Less