Crime & Safety
LI Man Whose Neighbor Accused Of Menacing Him Feels 'Forced' To Move
"No one is making us feel at ease." - Michael Levy
FARMINGVILLE, NY — A Long Island man, whose neighbor was arrested after Suffolk police say he banged on a neighbor's door holding a knife while trying to get him outside, has decided to move out of his apartment.
The incident was allegedly caught on security video from Michael Levy's home shows a man who police identified as his neighbor, Fox News reported.
Police would not confirm for Patch who the man in the video is.
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The trouble started last year and Levy's fiancée complained to police last August after Yoon recorded her while yelling obscenities, according to a police report provided by Levy.
Levy, who shares a 15-month-old son with his fiancée, says he now feels targeted by and that his apartment is not safe to live in, so he is forced to move out.
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"We're going to start packing tonight, and we're most likely going to get out," he said. "No one's going notice."
Levy says he has complained to the apartment complex's management, Fairfield Properties, but no one has responded to him.
"No one's making us feel at ease," he said.
Patch has reached out to Fairfield Properties for comment.
Levy said that Yoon has been seen outside his apartment yelling and throwing things.
Neighbors told Fox News that Yoon had broken an apartment window, according to the outlet.
Edmond Yoon, 62, was charged with second-degree menacing, a misdemeanor, for the April 17 incident, police said.
The incident happened at around 8:30 p.m., according to police.
Yoon's court information was not available.
He could not be reached for comment.
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