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    Pre-K Provider Loses Contract Extension


    CityLaw  •  Contacts  •  East Flatbush, Brooklyn

    4718 Farragut Road, Brooklyn. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    The Department of Education refused to renew a Universal P-K contract due to health and safety violations. The New York City Department of Education contracted with the Modern Organization & Human Development Center to provide Universal Pre-K services at 4718 Farragut Road, in Brooklyn.

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    Date: 01/03/2023
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    City not liable for tree root injury


    CityLaw  •  Torts  •  Astoria, Queens

    23-21 33rd Road, Astoria. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    Man tripped on a sidewalk that was raised because of growing tree roots. On March 5, 2017, Konstantinos Gallis tripped and fell on a raised part of a sidewalk adjacent to 23-21 33rd Road, Queens. Tree roots had raised the sidewalk and allegedly caused the trip.

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    Date: 01/02/2023
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    Bathtub accommodation denied


    CityLaw  •  Accommodations  •  Astoria, Queens

    31-14 42nd Street, Astoria. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    Elderly tenant sought lower tub or walk-in shower. Raquel Nuredin is an 87-year-old tenant of a rent-controlled apartment building located at 31-14 42nd Street in Astoria, Queens owned by Koufa Reality. Nuredin has a claw foot tub in her apartment and is unable to use her tub because she cannot safely enter or exit due to her advanced age.

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    Date: 12/30/2022
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    $20k fine for crane wind violation


    CityLaw  •  Construction Safety  •  Midtown, Manhattan

    Crane over 608 W 40th Street. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    Crane engineer failed to follow procedure for securing cranes during high winds. Matheau Chaudanson was a supervising engineer at a construction site located at 608 West 40th Street, Manhattan. One of Chaudanson’s responsibilities was to monitor wind speeds and direct the out-of-service configuration of crawler cranes in order to ensure safety.  Chaudanson, in anticipation of wind speeds of 60 miles per hour, participated in a meeting to discuss crawler crane configurations on February 25, 2019.

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    Date: 12/29/2022
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    Loft status denied for non-resident


    CityLaw  •  Loft Law  •  Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    401 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    Loft occupant moved out prior to applying for protected status. Frank Hughes was a resident at 401 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, a commercial building with several residential units. In 2012, Hughes and other residents of the building applied to the New York City Loft Board for Loft Law occupant protection status, which referred the applications for an OATH hearing. The 401 Wythe Avenue residents sought Loft Law status because lofts in split commercial/residential buildings (known as interim multiple dwellings) may ignore certain regulations imposed on commercial buildings.

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    Date: 12/28/2022
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    Nail Salon gets $15K COVID fines


    CityLaw  •  COVID-19 Restrictions  •  Kensington, Brooklyn

    BJ New Beauty Queen salon. Image Credit: Google Maps.

    Nail salon violated health code by staying open for business in a Covid Red Zone. BJ New Beauty Queen Nail Spa, Inc., located at 968 McDonald Avenue, Brooklyn, was within a Covid “Red Zone.” A Covid Red Zone is an area where non-essential businesses must close due to a high infection rate. Despite the mandatory order to close, BJ New Beauty Queen remained open for business. The Department of Finance issued a summons amounting in a $15,000 fine for violating the Red Zone requirements.

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    Date: 12/27/2022
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