474 WEST 159 STREET, Manhattan, NY 10032 · Child Care - Pre School
United Federation OF Black Community Organization, INC. in Manhattan was inspected 10 times between 2020 and 2023, and 5 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 50% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: April 3, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Lead paint — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 23, 2021.
Facility free of peeling lead paint or paint of unknown lead content.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 23, 2021.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
Activities, discipline & safe sleep — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 13, 2021.
Appropriate child activity not provided by the center; unacceptable forms of discipline utilized by staff of the center.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 13, 2021.
The center employee failed to Notify the center administration of arrest, conviction and/or accusation/indication of child abuse within 24 hours.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 3 time(s), most recently April 29, 2021.
The center failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
NYC inspectors cited 15 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 10 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 3, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
United Federation OF Black Community Organization, INC. was flagged in 50% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — above the NYC average.
Inspectors classified at least one citation as a public-health hazard (the city's most serious tier): Facility free of peeling lead paint or paint of unknown lead content. Last cited November 23, 2021; status on record: 1 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
Has this building been checked for lead paint, and what was done about any peeling paint? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: lead paint.)
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