Tourists have flocked to the Manhattan townhouse once owned by Jeffrey Epstein, where neighbors say the new buyer is battling vandals with a penchant for smearing blood and feces on the gilded facade of the building.
Three groups of people were seen taking selfies outside a home on East 71st Street during a random visit by The Post on Wednesday evening, just hours before potentially explosive court documents containing the identities of more than 170 associates of the late pedophile were made public. .
All the photographers admitted that they had stopped by tony digs expressly because of his connection to Epstein.
A visitor in his 30s from the United Kingdom said he was “doing some touristy things on vacation” while in the Big Apple.
Other groups, including families with children and young couples, declined to comment.
After Epstein’s 2019 arrest for sex trafficking and subsequent suicide in prison, the luxury home where he once preyed on underage women and entertained some of the world’s most powerful men languished on the market with an $88 million price tag.
Tourists have flocked to Epstein’s former Manhattan townhouse to take photos. Robert Miller The house is located on East 71st Street on the Upper East Side. Robert Miller
It was finally snapped up in the spring of 2021 by former Goldman Sachs executive Michael Daffey, who shelled out $51 million – a steal for one of Manhattan’s largest homes.
Daffey did a “complete makeover, physically and spiritually” of the house’s interior, sources said at the time, but the extensive work appears to have failed to erase the city’s memory of what happened on the block.
“Recently, they had to cover the front door with plywood. People throw s–t at the front door. And came and painted with blood. Triple s–t. Double the blood,” a neighbor told The Post Wednesday.
“They had to cover the door with plywood, then it stopped. I don’t know if it’s dog s–t or human s–t but it’s horrible. They came and wrote something on the door in blood. All kinds of crazy things.”
A list of Epstein’s former associates began to be made public. AP Goldman Sachs trader Michael Daffey now owns the townhouse. via REUTERS
The neighbor recalled seeing Epstein often when he lived on the street, adding that “he wasn’t very friendly” although the perv sometimes stopped to talk.
Epstein’s old home could see an increase in visitors in the coming weeks, as a batch of new court documents released Wednesday afternoon are expected to reveal the names of more than 170 people associated with, conniving with, or victimized by Epstein.
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