155-16 79th Street, Queens, NY 11414

The 6-unit, 2-story residential building at 155-16 79th Street in Howard Beach, owned by Shashi Goyal and constructed in 1978, has experienced several notable health and safety issues over the past five years. In 2020, the building faced multiple pest-related challenges, with documented rodent activity in November 2020 (initial inspection) and a rat sighting reported to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in October 2020 that resulted in identified violations requiring follow-up inspections.

An Indoor Air Quality complaint was also lodged with DOHMH in August 2020, leading to official correspondence with the property management regarding needed corrections. The building's record shows a concerning pattern of unsanitary conditions, as evidenced by a Housing Maintenance Code complaint regarding pests from January 2020. However, there have been no reported bedbug infestations recorded between 2019 and 2024, with the most recent bedbug report from June 2025 showing no infested units and indicating that all 6 units had been eradicated.

The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since 2021, with documentation showing zero infested units in the past three reporting periods. Most recently, in April 2024, a violation was noted regarding the failure to file the annual bedbug report, though this appears to have been resolved as the building has subsequently filed reports for 2024-2025 and previous years. A rodent inspection in January 2021 passed, demonstrating some improvement in pest management.