Homeowners in New York City’s communities of color are being disproportionately fined for building violations, according to a new audit from Comptroller Brad Lander. According to the audit, which ...
New York City's most aggressive housing quality enforcement programs reduced hazardous housing violations in targeted ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Emergency crews responded Wednesday morning to a report of a cracked facade at a commercial building in Mariners Harbor, prompting a follow-up inspection by the New York City ...
BRONX, New York (WABC) -- It took three months, but the Department of Buildings has finally confirmed what we revealed in our investigation last May: That the foundation of a brand new seven-story ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you have questions about construction permits or property violations, the New York City Department of Buildings wants to hear them. The city agency — which enforces building ...
In 1998, a city inspector walked into 109 East Ninth Street and found a gas meter and piping in a public entrance — a violation deemed hazardous by the Department of Buildings. Then the agency found ...
The Appellate Division allowed NYC to pursue repayment from a Brooklyn building owner after tenants were relocated due to unsafe conditions.