Violations? What violations?

Department of Buildings: The Harrison
Department of Buildings: The Linden

I found these link a few weeks ago, and I think about it every time I pass by the Harrison work site. They are DOB pages for the properties, complete with a list of violations and complaints. Nice to be able to see what's going on behind the post-no-bills boards.

What gets me is so many of the violations read like this: (Though this is a bit old, it's an actual complaint):

Complaint: MOVING BRICKS IN A BATHTUB WITH THE USE OF A ROPE
Received: 10/20/1999 14:47
Disposition: 11/01/1999 - NO ACTION NECESSARY BASED UPON PHYSICAL OBSERVATION
Comments: NO BRICKS BEING MOVED IN BATHTUB WITH A ROPE NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION

Twelve days after the complaint. That's priceless. I'm waiting to find one like this:

Complaint: 02/10/2007 - PUBLIC SIDEWALK COVERED IN ICE, SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS.
Disposition: 08/01/2007 - NO ACTION NECESSARY. NO ICE FOUND AT LOCATION.

If you want to search for a current building project/site, check out the NYC Department of Buildings site, and use the search feature on the right.