Homeowners seek merchants’ help to stop illegal houses
Two Dyker Heights homeowners came into Bay Ridge to sound the alarm over the increasing numbers of one- and two-family houses being illegally converted into multiple dwellings, telling a business group that something has to be done before it’s too late.
Anthony Ceretti and Bob Cassara gave a presentation to the Merchants of Third Avenue at the organization’s monthly meeting Monday night at The Pearl Room restaurant at 8201 Third Ave. The Merchants group represents the interests of store owners on the Bay Ridge portion of Third Avenue. Many of the Merchants members also live in Bay Ridge.