It happened it South Brooklyn this week:

• The landlord of the 86th Street building that was the site of the deadly apartment fire has been sited with three violations for illegal subdividing the third floor of the building – $25,000 per violation. The subdivisions blocked some units from fire escapes, and criminal charges may follow. (NY Daily News)
• The City is seeing its most cases of mumps (900 and counting) in over 30 years. The epidemic is largely centered in the Orthodox Jewish community, and was started in the U.S. at an Upstate Orthodox boys camp from a camper that picked up the disease in England. (NY Daily News)
• Eleven people were arrested in a drug raid on a Bergen Beach home. Police and neighbors have indicated that the home has been a problem – and under scrutiny – for years. (YourNabe.com)
• State Senator Marty Golden is distributing a survey to users of the X27/X37 and X28/X38 bus routes in order to come to the MTA public hearing on March 3 armed with information. The MTA currently plans to consolidate the four routes into two (effectively eliminating non-stop service to Midtown) and will also end weekend service for the express lines. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
• The City is bringing in an outside contractor – Webster Environmental Associates – to tackle a sewage odor problem along the southern end of Fort Hamilton Parkway that has alluded City agencies for years. (Brooklyn Paper)