Subway-side homeowners still waiting for violation notices to be lifted
Homeowners living on West Seventh and West Eighth streets, on either side of the N subway line, are not getting any satisfaction from the city Department of Buildings over the retaining walls located between their backyards and the subway, local officials said.
Last month, after an outcry from homeowners who were hit with notices of violation due to the retaining walls, the DOB promised to rescind the violations. The New York City Transit Authority, part of the MTA, agreed to take responsibility for the inspections.
A month later, it still hasn’t happened, according to one peeved politician, Assemblymember William Colton.
Colton, who represents Gravesend and parts of Bensonhurst and Dyker Heights, is demanding that DOB move immediately to resolve the issue.