Tag: department-of-buildings

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.

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.