1917 Greene Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

The two-story, four-unit tenement at 1917 Greene Avenue in Ridgewood, owned by John Imperatore and built in 1915, has experienced persistent rodent issues over the past several years. Most recently, in May 2025, a rat sighting was documented by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), which found violations warranting follow-up inspections.

This complaint followed a pattern of rodent-related incidents, with similar complaints recorded in 2024 and earlier, and inspections consistently revealing rat activity, including most recently in July 2025 and May 2025. The building has also faced multiple heat and hot water complaints between 2020 and 2022, including emergencies in January and February 2021, though most were resolved relatively quickly, with at least one inspection finding access to apartments was not granted for verification.

The property has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with three consecutive filings between 2022 and 2024 showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. While there were three Housing Maintenance Code violations noted between 2021 and 2023 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports, these were all classified as "A" violations and were subsequently closed. The building's maintenance history suggests ongoing challenges with pest control, particularly regarding rodents, as indicated by the frequency and pattern of complaints and inspections, with violations continuing to be documented as recently as 2025.