1932 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10029

The 40-unit, 6-story New Law Tenement building at 1932 2nd Avenue in East Harlem, managed by La Casa Nuestra HDFC, has faced ongoing challenges with its heating system throughout 2025, experiencing multiple emergency heat and hot water complaints between April and June 2025, including entire building outages. These heating issues have resulted in several HPD violations requiring correction.

The building has an active rat infestation problem, with repeated rodent activity documented in inspections from 2024 to 2025, though recent bedbug reports show no infestations. Building maintenance concerns are evident from various Housing Maintenance Code violations, including unsatisfactory conditions reported in elevator systems with multiple violations for missing door lock monitoring between 2018 and 2024, and issues with self-closing doors in public areas. Recent violations from 2024 include a Class B citation for defective fire retardant material in the 6th-story public hall and various maintenance issues in individual apartments involving repairs to walls, ceilings, and fixtures.

The building's management has faced challenges maintaining regular elevator service, as evidenced by multiple complaints regarding single-device elevator service between 2018 and 2023. The building's records also indicate ongoing administrative compliance issues, with active violations for failure to file 2023 external low-pressure inspections and for not displaying required energy efficiency information as per the Administrative Code. While some violations have been successfully closed, including various repairs and maintenance issues in apartments 1A, 6C, and the public hall areas, several significant violations remain open.