According to a New York Times report, Brooklyn landlord Mario Salerno cancelled rent for approximately 300 tenants in his 18 apartment building complex in a gesture of goodwill following the spread of COVID-19 in the borough.
Salerno posted a notice outside one of the buildings reading:
"Due to the recent pandemic of coronavirus COVID-19 affecting all of us, please note I'm waiving rent for the month of April, 2020. Stay safe, help your neighbors & wash your hands, Mario."
