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Manhattan · February 2026
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(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ROTTED STEEL LINTEL AT EXTERIOR OF BUILDING ABOVE DOOR TO WEST YARD
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT 2ND STY BALCONY AT FIRE ESCAPE
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 5th STORY
Alphabet City — Avenues A through D — is the East Village's grittier, more residential sibling. Community gardens dot the blocks, Tompkins Square Park anchors the social scene, and the Dominican and Puerto Rican roots run deep alongside newer craft cocktail spots.
HPD Class A Violation — (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR
HPD Class C Violation — HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STOR
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ROTTED STEEL LINTEL AT EXTERIOR OF BUILDING ABOVE DOOR TO WE
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HO
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 5th STORY