Roberto Marcelin has walked Bushwick Avenue for a long time.

“A lot of memories, man,” he said. “A lot of good times.”

He grew up there and raised his daughter, all in one building: 1423 Bushwick Avenue.

But the building, with boarded-up windows and bricks that seem to have fallen off, does not appear recognizable to him now.

What You Need To Know

The city has an active vacate order on 1423 Bushwick Avenue, after a fire in February 2023

Tenants have been unable to get back into their apartments since then, despite going through the city system to hold their landlord accountable for repairs

A NY1 investigation has found landlords missing court-ordered deadlines for repairs and not facing the fines outlined by city code

“No home. No hope. Nothing,” he said, staring at the apartment b

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