Department of Buildings should be criminally liable!

Work was done to repair staircase in 2017. STOP ORDER was issued 9/17/2017 for work without a permit. Violation was resolved 11/1/2017. Permit was filed and approved 3/22/2018. Yet 5 years later, STOP ORDER is still open. DoB is criminally responsible for continuing the hazard on this property, and should be responsible for the cost … Read more

Parking along 111 Street

The street is wide between Jamaica and Atlantic Avenues. However, not all homes have a driveway. Residents want to pave their front yard for parking, and were told that it would be illegal. Trucks would park overnight, and some residents would ignore city regulation. How can homeowners have a parking spot in front of their … Read more

CMS coordinates the Medicare and Medicaid programs

It is not a common name, but rules and regulations promulgated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) control practically how health care is managed in the United States. Patients and doctors have asked for changes such as staffing a geriatric physician at hospital ER. I will continue to be educated about the … Read more