Helen Keller Services For The Blind's public record shows 18 DOHMH inspections, with 11 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 0 currently open, last inspected 2026-07-17. Per those records, the center had critical violations in the last 3 years, all recorded as corrected. The median licensed center in Brooklyn has 2 critical violations over the same window. Its Article 47 drinking-water lead test is on file with no elevated result. Its license appears on DOHMH's current active-programs roster. Government records on this page are free; the interpretation layer (peer ranking, trend, cross-agency check) is the paid Safety Analysis.
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Inspection history
DOHMH inspection records, newest first, with each violation's official severity and current OPEN/CORRECTED status. We show the government record verbatim and don't grade it.
How to read this record
- Critical — DOHMH's classification for violations that pose a risk to children's health or safety. The center must correct these, and DOHMH follows up.
- General — lower-risk Health Code violations. They still must be corrected.
- OPEN — not yet recorded as corrected in the latest data. CORRECTED — fixed, and the correction is on the record.
- DOHMH inspects licensed centers routinely, after complaints, and to verify corrections — so a violation on record is normal; what matters is severity, whether it is still open, and whether it repeats. Details in our methodology.
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required
Services fail to install interior fire alarms and/or sprinklers where required.
What this means
Building and equipment Interior fire alarms or sprinklers were not installed where required.
Worth asking: Does the space have working fire alarms and sprinklers?
At time of inspection heating apparatus was observed being used without appropriate guards. Restricted space heater observed being used.
At time of inspection toxic substances observed improperly stored so as to result in the potential for exposure or contamination of facility surfaces.
What this means
Building and equipment Toxic substances were stored in a way that could expose children or contaminate surfaces.
Worth asking: Where are cleaning supplies and chemicals stored?
At time of inspection floors/walls ceilings were observed Not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
What this means
Building and equipment A floor, wall or ceiling was in disrepair, or was covered in a finish the city calls toxic. It is among the most commonly cited rules.
Worth asking: What was repaired after the inspection, and can I see that room?
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