197 NICHOLS AVENUE is a prewar 1899 building, 3 units in East New York, NYC. Owned by SHI, YONG SHOU. Public records show 33 open violations, 36 311 complaints on file. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report.
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Brooklyn · February 2026
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§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING LIDS AT TRASH CANS AT BUILDING FRONT YARD
§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE HOUSEHOLD TRASH AT BUILDING FRONT YARD
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT FRONT YARD
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE INOPERABLE HINGES AT DOOR LEADING TO THE BACK YARD IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
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The eastern stretch of East New York borders Queens and has a distinctly suburban feel — detached houses, quiet blocks, and a predominantly Caribbean and Latino community. The Gateway Center mall provides shopping, and the area is slowly attracting new development.
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING LIDS AT TRASH CANS AT BUILDING FRONT YARD
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE HO
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