STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York City Department of Buildings announced on Wednesday three recent enforcement actions it has taken against Staten Island property owners.
The local enforcement actions include the towing of an illegally-parked recreational vehicle, fines for illegal signage in Charleston, and the removal of 42 shipping containers from a commercial property in Mariners Harbor, according to the Buildings Department.
All three actions were part of a series of enforcement efforts across the five boroughs highlighted by the Buildings Department in its latest enforcement bulletin.
The Advance/SILive.com previously reported the issue in Mariners Harbor where A&J Tires at 2246 Forest Ave. had stacked shipping containers three stories high causing quality of life issues for at least one local man.
A Buildings Department spokesperson said Thursday that the property owner removed the final six storage containers Jan. 6 after removing most of them in 2024.
The department also completed its tow of the RV Jan. 6 at a Graniteville property on May Avenue, according to the spokesperson. NYPD coordinated the tow operation after years-worth of 311 complaints about the vehicle parked on the property.
Property owners of the Charleston location on Arthur Kill Road first faced violations for the signage in 2023, but removed the ads last year after receiving a $17,500 fine from a judge with the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings.
According to the Building Department’s Thursday announcement, the information represents only a portion of the overall work to enforce the city’s building codes and safety laws.
