NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – The city is cracking down on 250 of New York City’s “most poorly maintained buildings,” riddled with mold and lead paint violations.
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“Neglect has consequences,” said Ahmed Tigani, acting commissioner of HPD.
The worst of the worst is a building on 35-64 84th St. in Queens, which has over 1,100 open HPD violations for issues like visible mold, roaches, leaks and damaged infrastructure, city buildings records show.
In some cases, HPD steps in to make emergency repairs, then bills the owner for the work. Owners of the 250 buildings identified Wednesday owe the city nearly $3 million, Tigani said…