Failure to adequately protect neighboring properties during demolition, including 1321 Flatbush Ave., the building that collapsed yesterday, was the reason for the stop-work order that went ignored in the spring.
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NEW: A DOB document reviewed by Crain’s stated that unsafe construction work next door caused the 3-story Brooklyn building to collapse, killing 8 people. After we asked about it, DOB retracted the finding and said the cause remains under investigation. crainsnewyork.com/politics-polic…
www.crainsnewyork.com City removes notice blaming unsafe construction for Brooklyn building collapse after Crain’s inquiry A previously unreported — and now edited — DOB violation goes further than officials’ public statements about the collapse. Turned on tweet notifications for DHS and ICE after the Marble Hill shooting. Never turned them off. Started noticing how often the feds were singling out Hochul and Mamdani. Then ICE gave Fox News a ride-along in Brooklyn.
Joined @JMSparrow on the @CrainsChicago Daily Gist podcast to talk about my story comparing Brandon Johnson and Zohran Mamdani — two progressive mayors who took similar paths to City Hall but, once in office, took wildly different approaches to governing. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cra…
podcasts.apple.com Where Brandon Johnson and Zohran Mamdani diverge Podcast Episode · Crain's Daily Gist · November 10 · 23m Having watched Brandon Johnson’s rise in Chicago and now covering Zohran Mamdani in New York, I’ve been struck by how similar their paths to City Hall were — and how differently the two progressive mayors have approached governing. So I wrote about it.
Why Mayor Brandon Johnson is no Zohran Mamdani chicagobusiness.com/politics-polic…View quoted post on X
