Illegal Paint Removal


I would like to bring to my neighbors attention that for the past week there has been an illegal and hazardous lead paint removal on Hancock Street, a half block from PS3.
The worksite is 95 Hancock Street which was sold last month to a real estate development company with plans to flip the property. Since Monday, an unlicensed crew has been removing lead paint from the fence and large cast iron stair railings at this address. They have been using the chipping and dry sanding method and methylene chloride chemical stripper. Both methods are illegal in New York City because they create air-born particles and dust containing toxic lead.
Every student of PS3 who walks up Hancock Street has been exposed to this toxic cloud every day this week.
When I contacted the property owner he assured me the work would stop. It has not, it has continued each day this week and is still in progress.
The students who have been exposed to this hazard should be tested for lead levels in their bloodstream.
The contracting company performing this work is:
Takia Construction Inc
347 McDonald Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11218 917-529-1798

They are operating in defiance of NYC laws, EPA guidelines and NYC Health and Mental Hygiene stipulations. They have no regard for the members of this community nor the health and well-being of the children who live in this neighborhood. I urge you to have your child tested and to report this hazardous situation to the proper agencies.
Call 311 to report this situation.
Call NYC Dept of Health, Lead Poisoning Prevention Hotline at:
212-676-6379

Categories: Alarm
By hancockone | 10/01/2010 1:44 AM | Comment

Illegal Sub-let Situation


Good morning group. Here is an interesting situation. I own a brownstone and rent the top 2 floors as a single-unit 3-bedroom apartment. 2 names are on the lease and they asked if they could have one roommate. I agreed. Both primary tenants are out of town for the month and the lease expires the end of this month. The non-lease-holding roommate has decided that he can make some extra cash by subletting the tenants’ bedrooms to persons for short-term for the rest of the month. He informed me of this only after having lined up his subtenants and taken money from them. When I told him that absolutely no subtenants are allowed he informed me that they are moving in this Friday whether I like it or not.
So group, how would you handle this? If subtenants show up, that is a direct violation of the lease and I could initiate eviction proceedings. Seems futile since the lease is up this month. If “mystery people” show up in my house on Friday do I call the police, the sheriff’s office. Any (legal) ideas?

Categories: Real Estate
By hancockone | 07/06/2010 11:45 AM | Comment

Who Wants Bricks?


I have about 50 used bricks for free. They are tumbled and mossy but clean. Stacked in my back yard, whoever wants them can have some or all of them. You can email me for address: daniel11216@yahoo.com. I will be around all weekend.

Categories: Garden
By hancockone | 07/02/2010 12:46 PM | Comment