61-42 Madison Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Built 1930 · 4-story walk-up · 8 apartments
15 immediately hazardous violations open. 34 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.
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- 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 so far | 1 | 0 |
Plus 9 violations from 2019 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 16
- Lead paint 7
- Walls and ceilings 6
- Open per apartment
- 4.3 (34 open across 8 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 19 Apr 2026 (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.
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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 hazardous15 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.
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges, at vestibule door, 1st story
Issued 4 Sept 2024Notice sent out 5 Sept 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by performing activities necessary to abate tested lead-based paint from required window and/or door friction surfaces for apartment and make floors smooth and cleanable, positive lead-based paint in an apartment with a child under six, 1st story at south
Issued 4 Sept 2024Notice sent out 5 Sept 2024Lead paint§ 27-2056.7 +2
Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system at public hall, 1st story
Issued 18 Jul 2024Notice sent out 21 Jul 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system missing at public hall, 1st story
Issued 22 Apr 2024Notice sent out 23 Apr 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 3rd story at south
Issued 30 Mar 2024Notice sent out 31 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by performing activities necessary to abate presumed lead-based paint from required window and/or door friction surfaces for apartment and make floors smooth and cleanable, presumed lead paint in an apartment with a child under six, 1st story at south
Issued 27 Mar 2024Notice sent out 28 Mar 2024Lead paint§ 27-2056.7 +2
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) ceiling, 1st door from west at north wall in the 1st room from north, 1st story at south
Issued 27 Mar 2024Defect letter issued 6 May 2024Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinge at bulkhead at public hall stairs, 4th story
Issued 21 Mar 2024Notice sent out 21 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges, in the entrance, 3rd story at south
Issued 21 Mar 2024Notice sent out 21 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at east 1 door in the entrance, 3rd story at south
Issued 21 Mar 2024Notice sent out 21 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
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Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 4th story at south
Issued 21 Mar 2024Notice sent out 21 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2029
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges, south 1 in the entrance, 4th story at south
Issued 21 Mar 2024Notice sent out 21 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 1st story at south
Issued 20 Mar 2024Notice sent out 20 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the 1st room from north, 1st story at south
Issued 20 Mar 2024Notice sent out 20 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2029
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at south
Issued 17 Sept 2021Notice of issuance sent to tenant 19 Sept 2021Pests§ 27-2017.4
Hazardous14 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling and all walls at public hall, 4th story
Issued 12 Feb 2025Notice sent out 13 Feb 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Provide metal screen at skylight, 4th story
Issued 18 Jul 2024Notice sent out 21 Jul 2024Roof and outside the building§ 27-2005
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling and south wall at bulkhead, 4th story
Issued 18 Jul 2024Notice sent out 21 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective hinges on door in the entrance, 3rd story at south
Issued 30 Mar 2024Notice sent out 31 Mar 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south
Issued 30 Mar 2024Notice sent out 31 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south
Issued 30 Mar 2024Notice sent out 31 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective counterbalance at lower sash south 2 window in the kitchen, 3rd story at south
Issued 21 Mar 2024Notice sent out 21 Mar 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Abate the nuisance consisting of secondary entrance door to apartment sealed shut, 4th story at south
Issued 21 Mar 2024Notice sent out 27 Mar 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1
Repair the roof so that it will not leak over ceiling at public hall stairs, 4th story
Issued 21 Mar 2024Notice sent out 21 Mar 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 4th story at south
Issued 21 Mar 2024Notice sent out 21 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
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Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south
Issued 21 Mar 2024Notice sent out 21 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at south
Issued 21 Mar 2024Notice sent out 21 Mar 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at south
Issued 17 Sept 2021Notice sent out 19 Sept 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from north, 1st story at south
Issued 17 Sept 2021Notice sent out 19 Sept 2021Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Non-hazardous5 open
Class A. The least serious band: chipped plaster, a missing cabinet, a peeling ceiling in a hallway. The owner has 90 days to correct it.
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling and all walls at public hall, 4th story
Issued 12 Feb 2025Notice sent out 13 Feb 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st riser from east at south wall in the bathroom, 1st story at south
Issued 4 Sept 2024Notice sent out 4 Sept 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st riser from north at east wall in the 1st room from north, 1st story at south
Issued 4 Sept 2024Notice sent out 4 Sept 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling and south wall at bulkhead, 4th story
Issued 18 Jul 2024Notice sent out 21 Jul 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant plaster at ceiling at public hall stairs, 4th story
Issued 21 Mar 2024Notice sent out 21 Mar 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Paperwork and notices7 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.
File 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.
Issued 7 May 2026Notice sent out 6 May 2026Paperwork and notices
Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Issued 21 Nov 2025Info notice sent out 20 Nov 2025Paperwork and notices§ 27-2107
×3Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling.
3 issued 16 Apr 2024 to 20 Oct 2024Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1
×2Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box missing at public hall, 1st story
2 issued 16 Apr 2024 to 20 Oct 2024Notice sent outPaperwork and notices§ 27-2045
15 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 hinges at fire door to cellar at public hall, 1st story
Issued 19 Apr 2026Violation closed 2 Jun 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at 1st door from east at south wall, and 1st door from north at east wall in the entrance, 1st story at south
Issued 22 Jul 2025Violation closed 3 May 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st door from west at north wall, 1st door frame from west at north wall in the foyer, 1st story at south
Issued 4 Sept 2024Violation closed 23 Jul 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st riser from east at south wall in the kitchen, 1st story at south
Issued 4 Sept 2024Violation closed 23 Jul 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 1st riser from west at north wall in the bathroom, 1st story at south
Issued 4 Sept 2024Violation closed 23 Jul 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) 2nd door from east at south wall, 1st door from south at west wall, 2nd door frame from east at south wall, 1st door frame from south at west wall in the 1st room from north, 1st story at south
Issued 4 Sept 2024Violation closed 23 Jul 2025Lead paint§ 27-2056.6
Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at gas range in the kitchen, 1st story at south
Issued 4 Sept 2024Violation closed 26 May 2025Appliances§ 27-2070
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective door and frame at vestibule to public hall, 1st story
Issued 16 May 2024Violation closed 16 Oct 2024Fire 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 = 7, wg to replace = 0, wg to repair = 0 in the entire apartment, 1st story at south
Issued 20 Mar 2024Violation closed 8 Oct 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules., 1st story at west
Issued 10 Sept 2019Violation dismissed 3 Dec 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1
Repair or replace the smoke detector (missing), 1st story at west
Issued 10 Sept 2019Violation dismissed 3 Dec 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045
Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 10 Sept 2019Violation dismissed 3 Dec 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005
Post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper. at public hall, 1st story
Issued 10 Sept 2019Violation dismissed 3 Dec 2019Super and management§ 27-2053
Remove all encumbrances consisting of disused bathtub at public hall, 1st story
Issued 10 Sept 2019Violation dismissed 3 Dec 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1
Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak atceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at west
Issued 10 Sept 2019Violation closed 7 Oct 2019Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
63 violations on record in total, 41 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.
41 complaints in three years, 10 of them in the last twelve months.
- Heat and hot water0 / 20
- Noise9 / 11
- Garbage and cleanliness0 / 4
- Doors and windows1 / 2
- Appliances0 / 2
- Pests0 / 1
- Walls and ceilings0 / 1
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.
2 cases, all closed.
Access Warrant - lead
Opened 20 Mar 2025
Heat and Hot Water
Opened 30 Apr 2024
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.
- 20251 eviction
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.
- 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
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- 2021No infested units reported (2019 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.
The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Aug 2025 and has not been renewed since, so it is more than a full cycle old. Whoever is named below may no longer be responsible for the building.
Registered managing agent
JOSEPH SAYEGH
Public records list JOSEPH SAYEGH as the registered managing agent for this address as of 9 Apr 2025. Source: HPD registration.
Owner of record
MADISON QUEEN LLC
Public records list MADISON QUEEN LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 9 Apr 2025. Source: HPD registration.
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What to ask at the viewing
61-42 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 15 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 owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2025). 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.
- This building dates from 1930 and has 3 open lead-paint violations on record. If a child under six will live here, ask what testing and remediation has been done and ask for it in writing.
- Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 0 complaints in the last twelve months.
- 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 34 open housing violations: 15 immediately hazardous, 14 hazardous and 5 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 (16), lead paint (7) and walls and ceilings (6).
On 19 Apr 2026. 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.
City marshals carried out 1 residential eviction here since 2017. The record says nothing about why, and most follow a case for unpaid rent.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
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