The Son Who Couldn’t Leave NYT | Top Stories By: Matthew Haag 23 December 2024 at 21:09 Paul Barreto’s father, Mickey, lived at the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan for five years, paying only $200.57. Paul was desperate to escape. © Elias Williams for The New York TimesPaul Barreto will graduate in June from LaGuardia High School, an elite performing arts school in New York City.