de Blasio wants to shut down all Scarano construction

apollonia666

Figured I'd cross-post this since there are SO many Scarano buildings going up around Brooklyn (including one right next door to my building)...

The New York Sun
City Lawmaker Seeks To Halt Work by Builder
By Staff Reporter of the Sun
July 17, 2007

A City Council member of Brooklyn, Bill de Blasio, is calling on the New York City Department of Buildings to halt work on all projects by architect Robert Scarano today, saying Mr. Scarano should not be allowed to build while under investigation by the State Education Department for professional misconduct. Mr. Scarano has repeatedly violated the city's building code, Mr. de Blasio said. Mr. Scarano, who has built hundreds of properties in the city, had no comment yesterday, a woman at his office said. She would not give her name.

The Buildings Department revoked Mr. Scarano's ability to certify his own permit applications in 2006. A spokeswoman from the department said the department is not legally allowed to halt work based on an architect's history.

Several additional links in this Gothamist post, should you want to explore further:
http://gothamist.com/2007/07/17/city_councilman_2.php

So, whaddaya think? A good thing to do, or political opportunism on de Blasio's part?

pitu

Thanks for posting this, 6!

So, whaddaya think? A good thing to do, or political opportunism on de Blasio's part?

I don't care why he's doing it, I'm just glad he is doing it.

apollonia666

pitu wrote: Thanks for posting this, 6!

So, whaddaya think? A good thing to do, or political opportunism on de Blasio's part?

I don't care why he's doing it, I'm just glad he is doing it.

True, it could certainly be both... actually, the more I think about it, I think it IS both!

lostingreenwoodhts

From brownstoner:

De Blasio Continues To Go After Scarano



We just got back from the anti-Scarano rally hosted by Council Bill De Blasio on the steps of the Department of Buildings offices at 210 Joralemon Street. As you may recall, De Blasio started calling for Robert Scarano's license several weeks ago just as the controversy over the architect's design for the corner of Smith Street and 2nd Place was heating up. This morning's rally was specifically to call upon the Department of Buildings to suspend work on all current projects and not approve any submitted projects by Scarano while he continues to be under investigation. De Blasio called the suspension only "common sense" and likened Scarano's continued activity to that of a doctor with multiple cases of malpractice being allowed to continue to operate. He was joined by an aide of Assemblymember Joan Millman who read a statement that said, among other things, "Given Mr. Scarano's consistently poor track record, it just makes sense for the Department of Buildings to put a moratorium on Scarano projects until the essential question of his license is resolved." What remains unclear is whether DOB has the legal authority to comply with this request.

http://brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/07/de_blasio_conti.php#trackback

lostingreenwoodhts

Forgot to add, BOTH, in this man's opinion.

carnivore

Bump.