Collapsed Flatbush building, adjacent job site have history of violations

A building collapse in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Wednesday killed eight people and injured 18 others, with rescue crews continuing to work into Thursday afternoon to find any remaining victims in the debris.  The 96-year-old multifamily building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue collapsed onto an adjacent construction site at 2625 Bedford Avenue, where a one-story commercial building stood before demolition proceeded this year to make way for a nine-story development, despite a stop-work order. The city’s Department of Buildings has launched a sweep of 100 other sites across the city associated with the five entities involved with the construction site, Commissioner Ahmed Tigani […]

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