149 Kane Street

I've seen another couple posts on rat-squirrel house recently. The first time I saw something about this (I believe it originated on Lost City) I remembered the two Pottery Barn toy chests we bought last fall next door to the subject premises. The seller of the chests and I spoke, at length, about the situation. It's a sad situation and they are in my prayers. I distinctly remembered her mentioning that the back yard was far worse than the front; could it be true? I'd like to thank her for supplying me with all these photographs.

I threw my two, professional cents in. She (the owner of 149, who the neighbor says "comes and goes and basically uses it as storage") is the king of her castle and unless she poses a hazard to the public or adjoining structures, then she's well within her rights to let it fall into disrepair...so long as she keeps up with property taxes--something I believe she may not be doing--there's not much that can be done to remedy the situation.


A remnant from the Canarsee native Americans that once occupied this land?

I thought that was the image of a ghost in the left window but I was told that "it's a Mattress... that gets wet every time it rains. The mildew and mold in that house and what most be living in there along with the pigeons and squirrels is unthinkable... "

All that flashing could contain asbestos. Mmm...sure looks flaky but it's only dangerous if it's airborne.
That's a solid 1" crack in the brownstone step.