The death toll from the collapse of a three-story apartment building in Brooklyn has risen as hundreds of emergency workers continue to comb through the rubble for survivors.

“Grief without accountability is not enough. Buildings do not simply collapse without systemic failures, especially when records show a building with nearly 100 open violations sitting next to an exca...

Housing, Preservation and Development records also show that 1321 Flatbush Ave. was subject to 98 open violations, including defective doors, unsafe electrical wiring, leaking ceilings, defective fire...