The Department of Buildings served more than two dozen Environmental Control Board violations across the five boroughs on September 10, per DOB ECB Violations records — and a cluster of them point to the same recurring problem: active job sites running without the paperwork the city requires to keep them safe.

At 12-05 149th Street in Queens (BIN 1040036), inspectors hit Aries Construction Co Inc with a violation for continuing work under a permit that expired May 18, 2026 — the record designates it a stop-work violation. A second violation at the same address and same block and lot, filed against Vicenzo Maimone, lists a Class 1 site-safety violation citing multiple missing documents: site safety plans, pipe scaffold drawings, a periodic inspection letter, a load-imposed letter, and needle beam drawings. That one carries a $10,000 penalty, per DOB records — the largest in this batch.

At 61-20 Myrtle Avenue in Woodhaven, Queens (BIN 4434809), the department cited 61-20 Myrtle Avenue LLC for removing a posted stop-work order — the record states the order had been posted August 24 for electrical work on the second floor and was later found removed. Tampering with a stop-work order is its own violation category under the code, separate from whatever triggered the original order, per DOB records.

Excavation oversight came up twice. At 31 Locust Street in Brooklyn (BIN 3048298), DOB cited Blue Elm Inc for an active pile-driving site with an excavation more than 8 feet deep and no preconstruction survey or monitoring report on file, as required near adjacent properties. At 71-09 60th Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, T&I Construction Inc was cited for a roughly 40-by-12-by-12-foot excavation adjacent to neighboring garages and sheds, again with no preconstruction survey produced on request, per DOB records.

Sidewalk sheds drew three separate citations: an expired shed permit at 71 Franklin Street in Manhattan (71 Franklin LLC, permit expired February 2024, per DOB records); a shed at 353 West 57th Street (Henry Hudson Holdings Corp) with a permit the record lists as expired September 4, 2026; and non-code-compliant sheds at 419 North Country Road's project site (Borough Construction Group) and 365 Flushing Avenue in Brooklyn (Hoyt Neighbors LLC), the latter citing loose board covers and rotted mudsills.

All violations listed carry active hearing dates in DOB's Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings-adjacent ECB calendar, running November 17 through November 20, 2026, and all show hearing status as pending — none has been adjudicated. Penalties proposed range from $1,250 to $10,000 per violation and none has been paid as of the records reviewed.

None of the violations in this batch is tied to a reported injury or a full project stop-work order; they represent proposed penalties pending hearing, not final findings. For contractors managing active NYC sites, the pattern is a reminder of what inspectors are checking for right now: permit expiration dates, site safety document binders, excavation survey paperwork, and sidewalk shed maintenance — all things a super can confirm are current before an inspector shows up.