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| For lots of details on NYC agencies, including specific staff members� names, titles and contact information, consult a current copy of the NYC Greenbook � it�s the city directory, and most libraries have a reference copy on file � check with your local reference librarian. You can also purchase a copy from CityBooks. 311 is supposed to be an extensive switchboard to city agencies, but there�s been some controversy in the news lately about how effective they really are. Asbestos Control Program Asbestos Notifications 718-595-3650 Enforcement 718-595-3682 Asbestos adnj Lead Control Program ph: 718-595-3626 fax: 718-595-3744 Lead Poisoning Hotline: 212-285-4601 Brooklyn Community Board 6 (this is the local community board for Park Slope and vicinity � look in the Courier for your local community board � they list their monthly meetings and phone numbers 250 Baltic Street, Brooklyn NY 11201 ph: 718-643-3027 fax: 718-624-8401 Web: www.brooklyncb6.org Building Permits and Plans, Department of Buildings, Brooklyn: 718-802-3675 Bureau of Air, Noise and Hazardous Materials Fax: 718-595-4544 Community Assistance Unit 51 Chambers Street 6th Floor, NYC NY 10007 ph: 212-788-7418 fax: 212-788-7754 Mayor�s Action Center: 212-788-9600 Department for the Aging 212-442-1322 DHCR Division of Housing and Community Renewal Hampton Plaza, 38-40 State Street, Albany 12207 518-473-2526 / 518-473-2517 DHCR 25 Beaver Street, NYC 10007 212-480-6700 866-225-3427 DHCR Brooklyn Borough District Rent Office 55 Hanson Place 7th Floor Brooklyn NY 11217 Department of Housing Preservation and Development 100 Gold Street, NYC 10038 www.nyc.gov/hpd Automated Directory: 212-863-5000 Affordable Housing: 212-863-5610 HPD Press Inquireis � Communications � Assistant Commissioner Carol Abrams ph: 212-863-5176 fax: 212-863-8071 HPD Commissioner: Shaun Donovan ph: 212-863-6100, 212-978-6100 fax: 212-863-6302, 212-267-2565 HPD Building Registration Assistance: 212-863-7000 HPD Emergency Repairs & Environmental Hazards Assistant Commissioner Jose Torres 212-863-7718 HPD Enforcement Services Associate Commissioner Vito Mustacuolo ph: 212-863-8600 fax: 212-863-8617 Deputy Mayor for Planning and Community Relations ph: 212-788-6775 fax: 212-788-6717 Fifth Avenue Committee 621 DeGraw Street Brooklyn NY 11217 ph: 718-237-2017 fax:718-237-5366 www.fifthave.org Department of Homeless Services 161 William Street NYC NY 10038 212-788-9400 / 212-361-8000 Emergency: 800-994-6494 Commissioner Fax: 212-788-9410 Department of Homeless Services Adult Assessment Shelters/Brooklyn Women�s Shelter 116 Williams Ave. Brooklyn NY 11207 718-495-7874 Neighbors Helping Neighbors 443 39th Street Suite 202 Brooklyn NY 11232 ph: 718-686-7946 fax: 718-686-7948 www.nhnhome.org Executive Director: Lisa-Nicole Grist New York Housing Authority 250 Broadway NYC 10007 ph: 212-306-3000 fax � Press office: 212-306-6482 Pratt Area Community Council 201 Dekalb Ave., Brooklyn NY 11205 ph: 718-522-2613 fax: 718-522-2604 Anti-Eviction Displacement Watch & Tenants Legal Advice � Enida, ext. 24 Public & Private Residential Complaints Complaints with landlords: 212-960-4800 Heat complaints: 212-960-4800 Pest Control Dept. (Dept. of Health) 718-956-7103 Rent Administration Offices Rent Info Line: 718-739-6400 Gertz Plaza Building 92-31 Union Hall Street Jamaica NY 11433 718-262-4000 Rent Administration Offices Brooklyn 250 Schermerhorn Street, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn NY 11201 Rent Guidelines Board 51 Chambers Street Room 202 NYC 10007 Rent & Housing Information ph: 212-349-2262 fax: 212-385-2554 Rent Information � NYS Office of Rent Administration Rent Control and Rent Stabilization: 718-739-6400 Tenants Rights: 212-962-4795 |
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| New York City's official website | |||||||||||||||||
| Fifth Avenue Committee | |||||||||||||||||
| Relax! There is help out there! | |||||||||||||||||
| Neighbors Helping Neighbors | |||||||||||||||||
| Property Shark gives you LOADS of info on your property, including what your buiding is worth, violations, and local toxic sites! | |||||||||||||||||
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| Name: | compiled by Emily Brown | ||||||||||||||||
| Email: | ehb123@hotmail, [email protected] | ||||||||||||||||