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Overview for Complaint #:1651237 = RESOLVED
Complaint at:  17 THOMPSON STREET BIN: 1002947    Borough: MANHATTAN    ZIP: 10013
Re:  17 Thompson St. (Grand St.) New York, NY 10013 Light bulbs and metal made to look like a giant grotesque insect walking up the side of the building is offensive, grotesque, insensitve and SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATEY. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A MAJOR COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS AND HAVE IT REMOVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE NEGHBORHOOD DOES NOT WANT THIS OJBECT AS IT'S BEYOND OFFENSIVE TO NATIVE NEW YORKERS AND DOESN'T REPRESENT WHO WE ARE AS NY'ERS. It shows the block in a bad light and NEEDS TO BE REMOVED ASAP AND QUICKLY.

Category Code: 49      STOREFRONT OR BUSINESS SIGN/AWNING/MARQUEE/CANOPY - ILLEGAL
SIGN - BUILDING : ILLEGAL


Assigned To: ELECTRICAL DIVISION Priority:  C    
311 Reference Number:  311-16257903    

Received:   10/17/2023      Block:  227 Lot:  55   Community Board:  102
Owner:   CHERAPUNJI CORP  

Last Inspection:   04/05/2024 - - BY BADGE # 2638
Disposition:   04/05/2024 - I2 - NO VIOLATION WARRANTED FOR COMPLAINT AT TIME OF INSPECTION
Comments:   SEE PERMIT # M01015716 FILED AND SIGNED OFF FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE SIGN.

Complaint Disposition History

#      Disposition Disposition Inspection Date
Date Code By
 04/05/2024      I2  NO VIOLATION WARRANTED FOR COMPLAINT AT TIME OF INSPECTION        2638       04/05/2024 
      SEE PERMIT # M01015716 FILED AND SIGNED OFF FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE SIGN.
 10/20/2023      J6  SIGN MORATORIUM 2019        2678       10/19/2023 
      I OBSERVED IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING AN ILLUMINATED BUSINESS ACCESSORY SIGN/LIGHT FIXTURE APPROXIMATELY 4FT X 1FT THAT SAYS NAKED LUNCH THAT WAS INSTALLED WITHOUT ANY PERMITS ON FILE AT THE DEPT. OF BUILDINGS, AND NOT LISTED OR APPROVED FOR USE. SIGN/FIXTURE IS IN THE SHAPE OF AN INSECT AND IS COVERED UNDER THE SIGN MORATORIUM 2019
 10/18/2023      D9  COMPLAINT ASSIGNED TO ELECTRICAL UNIT        1795       10/18/2023 
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