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190 Cypress Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3032720033 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$925,000 $55,500
2026$972,000 $58,320
2027$926,000 $55,560

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sicily's Best Pizzeria & RestaurantPizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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.

Getting around

SubwayDeKalb Av — L · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Seneca Av / Stockholm St — B38 · 650 ft
Citi BikeHarman St & Seneca Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 123 Suydam
Middle: I.S. 093 Ridgewood. 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.

Report a problem to 311

190 Cypress Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

1 311 service request 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2007-04-04 (lender: British Airways Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-04-04Mortgage $100,000 — from BONGIOVANNI, JOSEPH; BONGIOVANNI, ROSEANN to BRITISH AIRWAYS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $100,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
6
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20181405
20190516
20200011
20210000
20220325
20230011
20240112
20250022
20260033
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The last 12 months — 3 records

DateRecord
2026-04-16Restaurant inspection: SICILY'S BEST PIZZERIA & RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-03-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-16Restaurant inspection: SICILY'S BEST PIZZERIA & RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-03-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025
2025-10-02Restaurant inspection: SICILY'S BEST PIZZERIA & RESTAURANT · mice evidence
2025-03-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-05-02311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2024-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-05Restaurant inspection: SICILY'S BEST PIZZERIA & RESTAURANT — grade A
2022
2022-12-27311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-08-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-13311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-07-11311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2020
2020-03-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-09-20311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2019-09-05311: Animal-Abuse — Chained
2019-09-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-18311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2019-06-09311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2019-04-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2018
2018-12-24311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2018-12-24DOB complaint, category ?
2018-05-02311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2018-03-18311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2018-01-29311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2016
2016-07-18DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-03-17311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2015-03-15311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2013
2013-10-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-07-30311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2012
2012-03-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-07311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2011
2011-06-09311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2011-04-01311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2007
2007-05-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-05-17Job filed: TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM SHOT-OFF VALVE FILED UNDER SEPARATE APPLICATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$3,000
2007-04-06DOB complaint, category ?
2007-04-04Mortgage $100,000 — from BONGIOVANNI, JOSEPH; BONGIOVANNI, ROSEANN to BRITISH AIRWAYS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$100,000
2007-04-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-04-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-04-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-01-05Job filed: TO CONVERT EXISTING COFFEE BAR (JOB# 300591811) INTO A PIZZA SHOP, CREATE NEW BALCONY ON SECOND FLOOR REAR, INSTALL HVAC SYSTEM, COOKING EQUIPMENT AND$28,000
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-12Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-11-15Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-11-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1981
1981-12-22Mortgage — from BABY MARIAMMA; BABY THOMAS to HAMBURG SAVINGS BANK
1981-04-13Deed — from CATANIA ROSALIA; CATANIA NICHOLAS (DECD) to BONGIOVANNI JOSEPH; BONGIOVANNI ROSE ANN
1981-04-13Mortgage — from BONGIOVANNI JOSEPH; BONGIOVANNI ROSE ANN to CATANIA ROSALIA

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