Father Demands Accountability After Baby Killed by Faulty Radiator in NYC Apartment
Landlord Faces Six Violations as City Councilwoman Proposes Radiator Maintenance Legislation
- 11-month-old Binyomin Zachariah Kuravsky was killed when steam leaked from a faulty radiator in his family's apartment in Brooklyn.
- Father, Alexander Kuravsky, is demanding accountability and urgent reform to prevent similar tragedies.
- The New York City Department of Buildings has issued six violations against the landlord, Ruvin Itskovich, for failure to maintain the building's radiators.
- A hearing is scheduled for March 27, where the case will be presented to an Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings judge.
- City Councilwoman Farah Louis plans to sponsor legislation requiring the city to create a policy regarding maintenance and inspection of radiators.