White Plains Parking Garages Ticketed for Failing Mandatory Inspections

Parking Garage Safety Concerns in White Plains

• ⚠️ 40 parking garages in White Plains have been ticketed for failing to file mandatory inspection reports.
• 💥 This issue came to light after a partial collapse at the Westchester 1 garage on October 15th, where the fifth floor buckled and crushed cars.

Enforcement and Accountability Issues

• 🏛️ Records indicate that White Plains Buildings issued repair permits for Westchester 1 despite the lack of required inspection reports from 2019, 2022, and 2025.
• 🗣️ A local residents association president criticized the city's apparent failure to enforce basic public safety requirements, calling it a grave breach of trust.
• ❓ It remains unclear if the garages failed to conduct inspections or simply failed to file the reports.

Prominent Owners and Next Steps

• 🚆 Owners on the ticketed list include Metro North Railroad, the dormitory authority of the state of New York, and the City Center complex.
• ⚖️ All 40 garages have received violation notices and are scheduled for court dates in November and December.
• 💻 The full list of ticketed garages has been posted on cbsnewyork.com, with the station seeking comments from owners and promising updates.