1878 Madison Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1911 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments
5 immediately hazardous violations open. 7 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- Open violations
- 75 · 2
- Public record
- Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Plus 21 violations from 2010 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Fire and safety equipment 10
- Walls and ceilings 5
- Doors and windows 3
- Open per apartment
- 1.2 (7 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 29 Dec 2025 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?Where each of these comes from
- Tenant-reported
- A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
- Official violation
- A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
- Public complaint
- A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
- Public filing
- A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
- Court record
- A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
- Insufficient data
- Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.
Tenant reviews
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Nothing above this section came from a tenant. It is all filed by the city, which means it only holds what somebody reported and an inspector wrote down, not what it is actually like to live here.
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Heat season
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here last winter (2025–26). That is the city's record: it only holds what somebody reported.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.
Rent stabilization
Public filingThe owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments, or how many.
Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.
City violations
Official violationImmediately hazardous5 open
Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.
×2Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
2 issued 5 Jun 2023Defect letter issuedPests§ 27-2017.4
Provide an adequate supply of heat from an approved central heating system, or an approved system of gas or electrical heating in good operating condition for the dwelling unit in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 4 Dec 2019Notice certified late 6 Jan 2020Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective.. in the entrance, 2nd story at south
Issued 24 Nov 2019Notice sent out 28 Nov 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
Remove the illegal double cylinder key operated locking device at door.. in the entrance, 2nd story at south
Issued 24 Nov 2019Notice sent out 28 Nov 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Hazardous2 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch assembly at bulkhead entrance door
Issued 29 Dec 2025Notice sent out 1 Jan 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch assembly at door leading to cellar at public hall, 1st story
Issued 29 Dec 2025Notice sent out 1 Jan 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Paperwork and notices2 open
The owner failed to file something the city requires, most often the annual property registration or the annual bedbug report. Real violations, and they say something about an owner, but not a condition anyone is living in. Kept out of the count at the top of this page for that reason.
×2File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
2 issued 12 Jun 2025 to 7 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices
36 closed violations, plus 7 closed paperwork filingsShow fewer
Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch at bulkhead entrance door
Issued 29 Dec 2025Violation closed 31 May 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch at door leading to cellar at public hall, 1st story
Issued 29 Dec 2025Violation closed 24 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 3; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation closed 18 Sept 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain enamel glaze at bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 4 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 21 Jul 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 0; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 3; in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 4 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 11 Jul 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective lower window sash counerbalance at first window from east at south wall in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 4 Apr 2024Violation dismissed 27 Jun 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinge and latch at bulkhead entrance door at public hall stairs, 3rd story
Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 4 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinge at door in the entrance, 1st story at west
Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 4 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch at cellar entrance at building front yard
Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 4 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch at door at boiler room
Issued 14 Mar 2024Violation dismissed 4 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 4th room from east, 1st story at south
Issued 14 Jun 2023Violation dismissed 30 Aug 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 5 Jun 2023Violation dismissed 30 Aug 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at east wall in the bathroom, 1st story at west
Issued 5 Jun 2023Violation dismissed 30 Aug 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 5 Jun 2023Violation dismissed 30 Aug 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 5 Jun 2023Violation dismissed 30 Aug 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at west
Issued 5 Jun 2023Violation dismissed 30 Aug 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant the west wall at public hall, 1st story
Issued 5 Jun 2023Violation dismissed 30 Aug 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall at public hall, 1st story
Issued 5 Jun 2023Violation dismissed 30 Aug 2023Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 14 Jul 2020Violation closed 13 Aug 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). inoperable in the entire apartment, 1st story at west
Issued 14 Jul 2020Violation closed 13 Aug 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 5 square feet at east wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 29 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 21 Apr 2020Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... around window east wall around window in the bathroom, 2nd story at south
Issued 24 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 21 Apr 2020Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3
Remove the illegal double cylinder key operated locking device at door.. in the entrance, 2nd story at south
Issued 29 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 18 Feb 2020Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective.. in the entrance, 2nd story at south
Issued 29 Nov 2019Violation dismissed 18 Feb 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
×2Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at gas range in the kitchen, 2nd story at south
2 issued 24 Nov 2019 to 29 Nov 2019Violation closedAppliances§ 27-2070
Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures gas range in the kitchen, 2nd story
Issued 4 Dec 2019Violation closed 15 Jan 2020Appliances§ 27-2070
Provide an adequate supply of heat from an approved central heating system, or an approved system of gas or electrical heating in good operating condition for the dwelling unit in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south
Issued 29 Nov 2019Violation closed 22 Dec 2019Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south
Issued 29 Nov 2019Violation closed 22 Dec 2019Heat and hot water§ 27-2031
Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 2nd story
Issued 4 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 21 Dec 2019Heat and hot water§ 27-2031
Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 0; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 11;, 3rd story at west
Issued 28 Jan 2014Violation dismissed 8 May 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor, in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at west
Issued 14 Nov 2013Violation dismissed 11 Feb 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Replace with new the broken or defective ceramic floor tile in the 4th room from north, 3rd story at west
Issued 14 Nov 2013Violation dismissed 11 Feb 2014Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 2; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 4; in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west
Issued 14 Nov 2013Violation dismissed 11 Feb 2014Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following 100 watts minimun at public hall
Issued 4 Aug 2010Violation closed 14 Aug 2013Electrical§ 27-2040
Abate the nuisance consisting of bedbugs in the entire apartment, 1st story
Issued 4 Aug 2010Violation closed 14 Aug 2013Pests§ 27-2018
52 violations on record in total, 9 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.
Complaints to the city
Public complaintComplaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.
2 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.
- Noise0 / 2
Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.
Court records
Court recordHousing Court cases
Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.
1 case, all closed.
Heat and Hot Water
Opened 8 Jan 2020
Evictions
Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.
No marshal evictions recorded at this building since 2017.
Filings
Public filingBuilding permits
No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.
Annual bedbug report
Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.
- 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
Show 5 earlier reportsShow fewer
- 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
- 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
- 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
- 2019No infested units reported (2018 report)
- 2019No infested units reported (2017 report)
Ownership and management
Public filingAssociations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.
Registered with HPD, but the registration names no owner or managing agent.
Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.
What to ask at the viewing
1878 Madison Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.
- The city currently has 5 open immediately-hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern, how many are in the one you would be renting, and when HPD re-inspects.
- The city recorded 2 mould violations here, most recently in 2019, all since closed. Closed means the city stopped checking, not that the damp is gone. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
- The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2023). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
- The building's HPD registration is out of date or names nobody we could identify. Ask who the managing agent is and get a name, a phone number and an address in writing before you sign.
- Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
- Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.
Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.
Questions about this building
Yes. HPD lists 7 open housing violations: 5 immediately hazardous, 2 hazardous and 0 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for fire and safety equipment (10), walls and ceilings (5) and doors and windows (3).
On 29 Dec 2025. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments. A tenant can ask the state for an apartment's rent history to be sure.
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here in the 2025–26 heat season.
No residential evictions by a city marshal are recorded here since 2017.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
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