5323 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The three-story New Law Tenement building at 5323 8th Avenue in Borough Park, owned by Kit Lam, has shown a concerning pattern of food safety issues over recent years, particularly within an on-site food establishment, though actual residential conditions appear stable. The property has experienced multiple health department interventions, with the most recent being a September 2024 letter grading inspection following a June 2023 report of rodent, insect, and garbage issues.

Two notable food poisoning incidents were recorded in 2019 and 2020, though both were deemed isolated occurrences by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. While these food-related issues have been addressed and resolved, they represent the building's most significant recent history. On the residential side, the building has maintained proper bedbug reporting compliance over the past three years, with the most recent report for the period ending October 2023 showing zero infested or eradicated units, and no reports of re-infestation.

However, this pattern of compliance follows two class A Housing Maintenance Code violations issued in 2021 and 2023 for failure to file annual bedbug reports, suggesting these requirements were not consistently met in previous years. The building's most significant structural and health-related inspections date back to 2010, when a rodent compliance inspection was passed. Overall, while the property's food establishment has experienced recurring health department scrutiny, the residential units currently appear to be free of significant pest-related issues, with proper bedbug reporting now being maintained.