430 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 279 311 service requests, 46 HPD complaints, 25 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.9. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1978-08-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (35) · Illegal Parking (23) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Abandoned Bike (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Bike Rack (1).
$494,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | GOOD NEWS REALTY, INC. |
| Head officer | JOSEPH TAORMINA |
| Managing agent | TAORMINA HOLDING CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,263,000 | $568,350 |
| 2026 | $1,347,000 | $606,150 |
| 2027 | $1,420,000 | $639,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 116 St — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 116 St / 1 Av — M116 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 116 St & 1 Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 155 William Paca. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
2253 1 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by TAORMINA HOLDING CORPORATION — 7 buildings, 103 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 347 East 61 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 4389 Matilda Avenue | BX | 20 | A |
| 349 East 61 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 236 East 77 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 1113 1 Avenue | MN | 12 | A |
| 1589 2 Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 2253 1 Avenue | MN | 7 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2000-11-02 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-14 | RPTT&RET $1,275,000 — from ESTATE OF MICHAEL SANTARPIA to CONEY ISLAND PARKING LLC | $1,275,000 | |
| 2000-11-02 | Mortgage $200,000 — from GOOD NEWS REALTY, INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 33 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 48 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 44 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Every one of the 430 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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