Inspectors discovered violations at construction site next to the deadly Brooklyn building collapse

Source: New York Post

New York City inspectors discovered violations at the construction site next to the Brooklyn building that collapsed on Wednesday — just months before the tragedy. A stop-work order was issued in March after Department of Buildings inspectors concluded that the building on the lot in Flatbush was being demolished without adequate overhead protection such as netting and sheds to shield neighboring buildings, the department said in a statement to AP News. The department was fined at the time, but in April, inspectors found demolition work had resumed in violation of the stop work order, the department added.