On August 28, 2026, the Department of Buildings served a Class 1 ECB violation — the agency's most serious violation category — against a suspended scaffold rig at 476 McDonald Avenue in Brooklyn, per DOB ECB Violations records.

The violation, number 39558521L, cites Section 3314.6 of the NYC Construction Code: a suspended scaffold rigged and ready for use, with ropes and lifelines knotted to exposed rebar serving as tiebacks and anchors. The rebar had not been verified as structurally sound, and the ropes weren't secured at separate anchor points as manufacturer specs require, according to the violation description in the record.

The respondent of record is Fazlul Kader. DOB lists the property under BIN 1091748, block 1745, lot 168. The department imposed a $5,000 penalty, unpaid as of this filing, and a hearing is scheduled for November 5, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. — currently pending.

Why it matters: suspended-scaffold anchor points are exactly what an inspector checks first on a walk-by, and improvised tiebacks are a known fall-hazard pattern. Any contractor running suspended rigs off rebar anywhere in the city should confirm those anchors are verified and set at separate points before DOB's next pass — this is precisely the citation being written right now.

What to do next: the respondent can appear at the November 5 hearing before the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings to contest or resolve the violation. Full record: DOB ECB Violations, dataset 6bgk-3dad, violation number 39558521L — https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/DOB-ECB-Violations/6bgk-3dad.