A widow was ordered to vacate her home of more than a decade and the fate of her late husband’s African art collection hangs in the balance, as the NYC Dept. of Buildings pursues an order to demolish her home due to a crack in the building’s rear wall.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.A widow was ordered to vacate her home of more than a decade and the fate of her late husband’s African art collection hangs in the balance, as the New York City Department of Buildings pursues an order to demolish her home due to a crack in the building’s rear wall.
Buildings department workers have already gone into the building, covered the artwork on the ground floor with tarps, preparing to remove it ahead of the demolition. Wentt-Simmons was offered a glimmer of hope this week, after an inquiry from Gothamist to the Buildings Department. Joseph Esposito, the Deputy Enforcement Commissioner of the department reached out to Gary Purdy, who is helping manage the estate of Wentt-Simmons’ late husband. Esposito told Purdy the department would return to the building with structural engineers from both parties and reexamine it before the end of the week.Barbara Wentt-Simmons, center, and friends who are advising her.
“I don't have a problem putting my reputation on the line with regard to this case,” Campbell said. “If they give us the opportunity tomorrow to repair this, we would go in there, bring in the contractor, and get this thing done in short order.”Reece T. Williams/Gothamist describing the cultural tours Simmons led abroad as well as the generations he mentored at his museum and in schools across the city.
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