Throwing Urine Is An Ineffective Way To Protest The Forces Of Gentrification*

This is sort of like drenching the messenger:

Erich Fuchs is a real pisser, according to his landlord — and for that, he’s getting evicted from his prewar Upper West Side building.

The cantankerous tenant’s alleged penchant for tossing urine from his 10th-floor balcony has landed him in Housing Court in a dispute that illustrates tenants’ rising frustrations over a nerve-racking condo conversion under way at 230 Riverside Drive.

Built in the 1930, the elegant doorman building, with sweeping views of the Hudson, has recently gone through substantial renovations — changes that have made possible an $800,000 price tag for a one-bedroom apartment.

The redone lobby, which one resident dissed as “bordelloesque,” now features gleaming white mosaic tile and a new chandelier.

But the dust and noise from the construction has annoyed many of the rent-control tenants who moved there before Manhattan real estate went sky high.

And though tenants have been edgy over the changes, things never got physical until last September, when Fuchs began throwing urine and other things off his balcony onto construction workers, officials claim.

Though cops were called on several occasions, no charges were filed, the building’s lawyer said.

Last month, according to construction workers, Fuchs threw a bucket of urine off his balcony — drenching one of the workers.

“He hates the construction,” one building employee said. “He’s been battling it for a long time.”

The lawyer for the building management claims that by throwing urine at the workers, Fuchs violated his lease and is subject to eviction.

All of which points to the importance of reserving the right to toss urine out the window when signing one’s lease . . .

*For that you need a symbol — like Clinton, for example!