Oct. 18, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
A firefighter was injured while battling a blaze at a vacant Ocean Hill building on Tuesday afternoon, according to the FDNY.
One firefighter injured after blaze breaks out at vacant Ocean Hill building: FDNY
Tag: department-of-buildings
What’s happening with the empty Bed-Stuy lot where the Dangler Mansion once stood?
Sep. 19, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith More than a year after the shocking demolition of the historic Jacob Dangler mansion at 441 Willoughby Avenue by a local developer with plans for a new apartment building, the site remains empty and still under the ownership of the struggling nonprofit that said it made a deal to sell the beloved French Gothic Revival building to avoid foreclosure. While court filings show the nonprofit has not yet filed a petition with the state attorney general to sell the property, documents recorded only last week by the city show a $1.525 million mortgage was…
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D-O-Bogus! Pols frustrated by anonymous 311 complaints against homes, offices
Sep. 13, 2023 By Jada Camille
In the midst of a heady campaign season, southern Brooklyn council members say they are being unfairly and anonymously hit with 311 complaints — but not for the reasons they may have thought.
Firefighters battle all-hands blaze at East Flatbush apartment building with history of safety issues
Aug. 11, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters battled an all-hands fire at the top of an East Flatbush apartment building with a long history of safety violations on Aug. 10.
Pricey scaffolding around Brooklyn Supreme Court house turns 16 as facade awaits repairs
Apr. 27, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
If the scaffolding surrounding the Brooklyn Supreme Court building on Adams Street was a person, it would be preparing to finish its sophomore year of high school — and the city spends more money each year keeping the structure propped up than it does on the average public school student.
Brick wall, watch it fall: DOB hits Bensonhurst funeral home with violation after roof collapse
Apr. 13, 2023 By Jada Camille
The Department of Buildings has issued a violation to a Bensonhurst funeral home after part of the building’s exterior wall and roof collapsed onto the sidewalk.
Seven months after Bushwick fire, tenants tally to oust ‘negligent’ landlord, get back home
Mar. 23, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
On August 12, 2022, Mercedes Toribio woke up early to feed her elderly mother and was hit by the smell of smoke in her Bushwick apartment. She immediately got her mother out of bed and onto the street and called 911. She then frantically alerted her neighbors to get them out of the building, she said.
Early morning fire leaves three injured in East New York
Mar. 16, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
Three people are injured after an all-hands fire in East New York early this morning.
Brownsville community garden volunteers ‘devastated’ after 9/11 mural demolished
Mar. 9, 2023 By Adam Daly
Volunteers at a Brownsville community garden were left “devastated” after a mural dedicated to a local 9/11 victim was demolished last month despite their pleas to preserve it.