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Building alerts
New violations and summonses
HPD, DOB, ECB and OATH
New complaints
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Hearing reminders
three days before an OATH or ECB hearing
Lapsed filings
boilers, elevators, registrations, façades
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The daily NYC housing brief
what changed today, in one message
Important news: Violations & compliance
stories worth acting on, once a day at most
Important news: Program housing
stories worth acting on, once a day at most
Important news: Leasing & tenant law
stories worth acting on, once a day at most
Important news: Permits & development
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Important news: Deals & development
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A text when the city writes something new

  • New HPD violations, with the class (A, B or C)
  • New DOB violations and ECB / OATH summonses
  • New 311 and HPD complaints at the address
  • Lapsed filings: boilers, elevators, registrations, façades
  • A reminder three days before an OATH or ECB hearing

An alert looks like this

Bulwark alert, 123 Main St: 1 new violation, 1 new complaint. - HPD Class C, 10/15/26: no heat or hot water in apt 2R - Complaint, 10/15/26: heat/hot water, entire building Reply REPORT for the full PDF by email. Help: (888) 756-RUSH. STOP to end.

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How the alerts work

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A new HPD, DOB, ECB or OATH violation or summons, a new 311 or HPD complaint, a filing that lapses, and a reminder three days before a hearing. We check the city’s records every hour.

Between 9 am and 8 pm New York time. Anything new outside those hours waits for the next window.

Yes. Reply REPORT to any alert and we email the full violation report as a PDF. The detailed report is never published on the website.

Reply STOP to any text, or use the link at the bottom of any alert email. Reply HELP for help.

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Bulwark Building Alerts

Program. Bulwark Building Alerts sends automated text messages from (888) 756-7874, of the kinds you choose: alerts about the NYC buildings you list (new violations and summonses, complaints, lapsed filings and hearing reminders, from NYC Open Data) and NYC housing news (a daily brief and important stories). Texts are sent for Bulwark NYC by its operator, Sendy Logistics LLC.

Opt-in. You join by submitting this form with the consent box ticked, then replying YES to our first text. Consent is not a condition of any purchase.

Frequency. Message frequency varies with what the city records for your buildings, typically a few messages a month. Message and data rates may apply.

Help and stop. Reply HELP for help, or call (888) 756-RUSH or email [email protected]. Reply STOP to any message to cancel all texts; you will get one confirmation and no further texts. To stop only some kinds of message, use the “change what you get” link in any message.

Privacy. We do not sell your mobile number, and we do not share mobile numbers or text-message opt-in data with third parties or affiliates for their marketing. See our privacy policy.

Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. Records come from city agencies and can lag them by a few days; alerts are information, not legal advice.

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