When a New Yorker files a complaint about an illegal or defective gas line, the Department of Buildings sends an inspector to check it out. If the official is unable to enter the property after repeated visits, the complaint is listed as closed. A WNYC investigation has found that, since 2013, one-third of these complaints were closed due to lack of access. In Queens alone, over half of such complaints were closed in this way. Still, the DOB insists it continues to make efforts to inspect these complaints.
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When a New Yorker files a complaint about an illegal or defective gas line, the Department of Buildings sends an inspector to check it out. If the official is unable to enter the property after repeated visits, the complaint is listed as closed. A WNYC investigation has found that, since 2013, one-third of these complaints were closed due to lack of access. In Queens alone, over half of such complaints were closed in this way. Still, the DOB insists it continues to make efforts to inspect these complaints.
Data from Department of Buildings complaints dataset in NYC OpenData Portal. Complaints from January 1, 2013 to April 12, 2015 with complaint category 65 (GAS HOOK-UP/PIPING - ILLEGAL OR DEFECTIVE) are included. A complaint is marked as closed without access if the disposition code was C2 (INSPECTOR UNABLE TO GAIN ACCESS - FINAL ATTEMPT) or C4 (ACCESS DENIED - FINAL ATTEMPT). Points show properties with at least one gas complaint closed without access.