Collapsed Woodhaven Building Causes Even More Trouble

The collapsed, empty building at 78-19 Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven continues to cause serious problems. The New York Daily News reports that the next door Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps. was doused by melting snow from the abandoned building, forcing the group to shut its headquarters. In the video above, you can see the amount of water damage caused so far. The building collapse — which happened way back in April — also forced a nearby senior center to move and it hasn’t been able to come back.

This January, reports surfaced that the landlord hired an architect to look into fixing the building. But according to the News, “The owner of the neglected building, 78-19 Jamaica Ave. LLC and its head officer George Kochabe have been ducking the city for months.” The city put out an arrest warrant for Kochabe for failing to show in court earlier this month. To bring attention to the increasingly dangerous structure, the community plans to rally outside the ambulance corps headquarters on March 2nd at 1 pm.

Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps Still Being Tormented by Neighboring Eyesore [NY Daily News]
Repair Hopefully Coming for Collapsed Building in Woodhaven [Q’Stoner]

Video by Edward Wendell via YouTube