W'burg Developers Not Making the Grade with DOB
Here’s something pretty interesting that jumped out at us from an email from the Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights about a meeting some of the group’s members had with DOB Commissioner Mossad on Monday. Mossad was discussing how the implementation earlier this year of Rule 52—which requires developers and contractors to notify DOB 48 hours…
Here’s something pretty interesting that jumped out at us from an email from the Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights about a meeting some of the group’s members had with DOB Commissioner Mossad on Monday. Mossad was discussing how the implementation earlier this year of Rule 52—which requires developers and contractors to notify DOB 48 hours before beginning excavation—has strengthened the department’s enforcement ability. To do a small test of how well developers were playing by the rules, DOB blanketed the 40 new development sites in Williamsburg and Greenpoint that were in the excavation phase with inspectors. Guess how well the developers did on the test? They failed. Over half received violations, with 14 of those being shut down. Mossad is hoping to use the results to convince DOB head Lancaster to provide more resources for cracking down borough-wide. Sounds good to us.
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Benjamin,
Call 311, make a complaint about the water to the DOB and the DOH. They are in full effect of sending out inspectors (from both agencies) and if “mosquito pits” are g=found, FDNY comes and pumps them out.
We have one up the block from us, so I feel ya.
On my block in Greenpoint, a few houses down on either side of my house, two huge vacant, excavated lots that fill with water every time it rains. They’ve been like this for over a year already. I keep wondering when the houses on either side of these big holes in the ground will collapse into these sinkholes! What is DOB doing about this type of situation?
Is it possible that DOB’s finally getting with the program? sounds good indeed but i’ll believe it when i see it.
Another good operation for the Bklyn DOB.
Hope it can spread to the entire Boro.