Brooklyn Roommate Feud Goes Viral With Harsh Tactics

A Brooklyn roommate feud in Bushwick has spilled onto social media, where video editor Kyle “Bobby” Harvey says his videos of life with overtenant Stephen Pulido have drawn millions of views. Harvey, 30, began recording what he describes as a hostile living situation in a four-bedroom apartment that costs $4,200 a month, and the clips have now turned a private housing dispute into a public spectacle.

Harvey said he started filming because the behavior inside the apartment became hard to keep track of. The videos, which he says were edited to be engaging and even funny, have generated more than 20 million views on Instagram. They show what Harvey and other former roommates describe as locked bathrooms, cameras aimed at bedrooms, bottles and jars used for urine, and repeated confrontations that led to police visits. In one text message, Pulido allegedly told Harvey, “NO ONE LIVES IN MY HOME FOR FREE, YOU WORTHLESS TRASHCAN OF A HUMAN BEING.”

Harvey said the trouble began after he moved into the apartment in November 2023. He initially brushed off Pulido as someone with “a little bit of an off vibe,” but said the situation worsened over time. According to Harvey, Pulido locked the apartment’s only working bathroom from the inside and sealed the door with duct tape while Harvey was recovering from severe pneumonia in February. Harvey said Pulido then shoved him when he tried to get the door open, and police were called twice. He also said Pulido slammed a heavy metal door on his foot weeks earlier and later installed a security camera in the common area pointing toward Harvey’s bedroom.

Other roommates said the conflict went beyond one person’s complaints. Joe Medina said he has lived with the tension for two years and described a steady level of anxiety in the home, saying residents never knew when another confrontation would start. Carlos Brumfield, who lived there from March 2023 until June 2024, said Pulido once locked him out of his room while he was showering, forcing him to climb across a fire escape in a towel. Leo Mark Avery, who lived in the apartment from January 2023 through the end of July 2024, said the arguments often ended with screaming and fists banging on tables.