New York City's Department of Buildings served a cluster of Class 1 and Class 2 Environmental Control Board violations on October 26 ordering work stopped at three active construction and service sites across the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn, according to DOB ECB violation records.
At 4445407, a 14-story building on Old Post Road in Bedford whose respondent is listed as Mand Restoration Corp, inspectors issued two Class 1 violations the same day. One, ECB violation 39561084J, states that a suspended scaffold at exposure 2 was observed without a control access zone or overhead protection, 'allowing public access beneath the scaffold,' and orders that all scaffold use stop. The second, ECB violation 39561085L, states the suspended scaffold at the same exposure lacked a required sidewalk shed, calling it 'an immediate hazard to the public and property,' and orders all facade work and suspended scaffold use stopped. Each carries a $4,800 penalty, per DOB records, and both are scheduled for a January 5, 2027 hearing.
In Flushing, at 40-21 159 Street in Queens (BIN 4007582), DOB cited Mega General Constr NYC with a Class 1 violation, ECB violation 39561064M, after inspectors reported two rebar columns installed roughly 14.4 feet high and about four feet from the sidewalk with no sidewalk shed in place, despite a planned shed height of 12 feet. The violation orders all work stopped and carries a $4,800 penalty, per DOB records, with a hearing set for January 5, 2027.
In Borough Park, Brooklyn, a Class 1 cease-use violation was issued at 1946 Coney Island Avenue (BIN 3030275), respondent listed as 1112 Dean LLC. ECB violation 39209387Y cites an unsecured car station creating what the violation describes as an electrocution hazard and preventing the in-car stop switch from working properly, along with several Class 2 elevator maintenance items. The violation carries a $1,250 penalty and is scheduled for a January 6, 2027 hearing, per DOB records.
Beyond those three, DOB's October 26 batch of violations touched two dozen other properties citywide, mostly alleging work-without-a-permit, expired or unposted permits, and routine elevator maintenance defects. At 1750 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn (BIN 3207316), respondent RJ 1750 LLC drew four separate ECB violations the same day — an unpermitted sidewalk shed, a missing construction sign, an unlawful advertisement on a shed panel, and a related posting violation — each carrying penalties between $300 and $2,500, per DOB records. DOB's complaint log also shows roughly 100 new complaints entered citywide in the same two-day window, including several categorized as elevator and boiler issues; those complaints are unverified reports and not confirmed violations.
None of the violations cited here carry an aggravated-level designation, and all are listed as pending hearings before the Environmental Control Board, according to DOB records. A pending ECB violation is an administrative citation, not a finding of guilt; respondents can contest the charges at hearing.