551 Woodward Avenue, Queens, NY 11385

This three-story, four-unit Old Law Tenement building at 551 Woodward Avenue in Ridgewood, owned by Francesco Catalano, has experienced several notable events in recent years, particularly regarding sanitation and pest control. Most recently, in 2025, there were reports of unsanitary pigeon conditions and a food establishment complaint involving rodents, insects, and garbage, though inspections on May 13, 2025, showed the building passed a rodent inspection.

The property has a concerning history with food establishment-related issues, including multiple complaints about rodents, insects, and garbage between 2018 and 2025, as well as a bare hands food handling violation in 2020 and a food poisoning complaint in 2024. The building's management has maintained a consistent record of submitting bedbug reports, with no confirmed infestations or re-infestations recorded in any of the past five reporting periods from 2019 to 2024.

While there have been three Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements in 2021, 2022, and 2023, these were all classified as "A" violations and are noted as closed. The Department of Buildings conducted an inspection in late 2023 in response to a complaint, which resulted in no violations being found. The property has experienced periodic rat activity, with initial inspections showing failed results in 2019 and 2021, though subsequent inspections have passed, including the most recent one in May 2025.