The story can be found here:
http://pix11.com/2016/03/28/landlord-finally-evicts-tenants-who-turned-three-bedroom-queens-apartment-into-10-bedrooms/
The lesson: probably could have been quicker if the landlord did not illegally lock them out during the eviction process. For more information on illegal lock outs in NYC, see:
http://nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/housing/lockouts.shtml