79th Street eyesore is no more
The raccoon and rat-ravaged home at 237 79th Street is finally being demolished.
The Tudor-style home smack in the middle of the block between Ridge Boulevard and Third Avenue, is owned by recluse Frank Landy, who does not have a landline or cell phone.
Councilmember Vincent Gentiles office led efforts for the past year either to get the Department of Buildings to demolish the home or to have the propertys deed signed over to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation to create a smart home for local disabled veteran Bryan Dilberian, who lost three of his limbs fighting in Afghanistan in August, 2011.