Washington Heights · 2025-08
Washington Heights logs 159 flooded basement calls
Permits jumped 42% in August to 47, though total value fell 31% to $1.5 million. Nearly all were express permits. Residents filed 159 complaints about water in basements, leading a 311 docket that also included 131 garbage cart requests and 96 tree debris calls. Crime ticked up 3% to 256 incidents; violent offenses dipped slightly to 67. No food inspection failures this month.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 47 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $1,450,874 |
| New business licenses | 10 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 1324 |
| Reported crimes | 256 |
| Violent crimes | 67 |
| Failed food inspections | 0 |
New businesses
- MAIN STREET FOOD 103, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
- TASTY CHICKEN & FISH FOOD MART (Tobacco)
- SEWREFFIC (Regulated Business License)
- MAIN STREET FOOD 103, INC. (Tobacco)
- TASTY CHICKEN & FISH FOOD MART (Retail Food Establishment)
- TONY' S STEAK & WING (Retail Food Establishment)
- HALSTED BP (Retail Food Establishment)
- HALSTED BP (Tobacco)
- HALSTED BP (Filling Station)
- EL GRAN BURRITO EXPRESS (Retail Food Establishment)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 44
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 1
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 1
- PERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT — 1
Top 311 request types
- Water in Basement Complaint — 159
- Garbage Cart Maintenance — 131
- Tree Debris Clean-Up Request — 96
- Tree Emergency — 76
- Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 71