Tag: violations

Separate residential fires leave 24 displaced in East Flatbush days before Christmas

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Dec. 23, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell Two separate residential fires left 24 people displaced in East Flatbush over the weekend. On Friday, Dec. 20, shortly before 8 p.m., a two-alarm fire broke out at a single-family home on the 800 block of New York Avenue, near Linden Boulevard. When firefighters arrived…

DOB cracks down on Brooklyn construction violations, issuing nearly $1 million in penalties

The DOB filed petitions to padlock this East New York site after inspectors observed dead storage of motor vehicles installed in a vacant lot in a residential district.

Dec. 12, 2024 By Adam Daly The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) ramped up enforcement actions in Brooklyn during October, issuing almost $1 million in penalties and three stop-work orders related to construction violations at sites across the borough. The DOB released its enforcement bulletin for October on Dec. 9, highlighting significant…

Greenpoint’s Saint Vitus Bar closes permanently, months after abrupt shutdown

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Aug. 19, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Saint Vitus Bar, a heavy metal music venue in Greenpoint, has closed permanently — at least in its original physical location. The bar’s three co-owners posted what seemed to be a farewell on Instagram on Saturday, writing “1120 Manhattan Ave. 2011-2024. Saint Vitus Bar to be continued…” along…