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Mayor Eric Adams cut the ribbon on a new campaign office on Thursday, but the Brooklyn storefront it’s inside has a full vacate order following a wall collapse two years ago — meaning technically it isn’t supposed to be occupied.

On May 7, 2023, a 75-foot section of masonry brick collapsed and fell off of a stretch of stores from 5801 to 5815 Avenue T, records show. The Department of Buildings at the time issued a full vacate order, which is still

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