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A collection of 14 issues

House Explosion Injures 4; City Orders Building To Be Demolished

KENSINGTON – A Kensington house that suffered a massive explosion in the basement that injured four people will have to be demolished, city officials said following the incident Monday afternoon. Firefighters battle explosion in Kensington house but keep their distance as the threat of collapse endangered rescuers. (Photo by Todd Maisel)

Marine Park Fire Dept Inspector Arrested For Bribing An Undercover DOI Agent

The greeting card and cash Young used to try and bribe the DOI investigator. Photo via DOI.An FDNY [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/fdny/index.page] fire prevention inspector was arrested yesterday for bribing who he thought was a Department of Buildings (DOB) [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/buildings/

Century-Old Home To Be Razed For Apartments On Lenox Road

100 Lenox Road at Bedford Avenue. (Photo courtesy Joe Strini for PropertyShark) Another centennial Victorian home near Prospect Park is set to be swapped with a multi-story apartment building, based on Department of Buildings [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=3&houseno=100&street=Lenox%20Road&

Century-Old Home To Be Razed For Apartments On Lenox Road

100 Lenox Road at Bedford Avenue. (Photo courtesy Joe Strini for PropertyShark) Another centennial Victorian home near Prospect Park is set to be swapped with a multi-story apartment building, based on Department of Buildings [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=3&houseno=100&street=Lenox%20Road&

Pooling Water At Abandoned Bath Beach Construction Site Poses Public Health Risk [UPDATED]

Photo by CouncilmanMark Treyger/Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/mark.treyger/posts/10210577341019889?pnref=story.unseen-section] An abandoned construction site in Bath Beach has been pooling with rainwater for more than a year, posing a health risk for residents, according to neighbors and elected officials. Since at least October of

Former 58th Street Gambling Den May Become Eight Story Mixed-Use Tower

816 58th Street. Courtesy of Google Maps.Eastern Sunset Park might be going through a growth spurt pretty soon if developers get approved on their plans, reports Yimby [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/06/permits-filed-78-amity-street-cobble-hill.html] . A permit was filed to the Department of Buildings [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/

Gentile’s Bill To Combat Illegal Home Conversions Receives Bipartisan Support

Courtesy of Councilman Vincent Gentile’s OfficeCouncilman Vincent Gentile and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams rallied with members of the Dyker Heights community Monday afternoon, in support of City Council legislation they will introduce [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2764886&GUID=EF92B99F-832C-4095-B258-698F026A88CA&Options=ID%7CText%

Suspected Illegal Conversion On Ditmas Avenue Is Rife With Violations

1135 Ditmas Avenue at the corner of Westminster Road (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Concerned neighbors tell us they have spotted construction at a Ditmas Avenue home, a suspected illegal home conversion that is plastered with active Department of Buildings violations. Over the last year, 22 complaints have been filed

Suspected Illegal Conversion On Ditmas Avenue Is Rife With Violations

1135 Ditmas Avenue at the corner of Westminster Road (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Concerned neighbors tell us they have spotted construction at a Ditmas Avenue home, a suspected illegal home conversion that is plastered with active Department of Buildings violations. Over the last year, 22 complaints have been filed

Community Mourns Death Of 2-Year-Old Neighbor Greta Greene, Who Was Hit By Falling Bricks On Upper West Side

One of our neighborhood’s families has suffered a devastating loss: Greta Greene, 2, died today after bricks from a building at 305 West End Avenue in the Upper West Side fell on her yesterday morning, various news outlets reported. Greta, whose parents Stacy and Jayson live in Kensington, close