EMPIRE MERCHANTS, LLC is a wine and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers employer in BROOKLYN, NY. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 0 violations and $0 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.
EMPIRE MERCHANTS, LLC
16 BRIDGEWATER ST., BROOKLYN, NY, 11222
Parent: HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC (1,322 locations)
424820 — Top companies in Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers
EIN: 205431037
1,091 employees
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Labor Relations (NLRB)
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Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)
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▶SEC Enforcement(4)
$78,779,070 totallast: 2023-09-22
SEC Enforcement(4)
SEC Litigation Releases filed against HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.
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Inspection History
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
EMPIRE MERCHANTS, LLC is one of 1,322 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC. HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC is a SEC public reporter (HOV), with most recent reported revenue of $3.0B.
Federal enforcement records on EMPIRE MERCHANTS, LLC represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC across all 1,322 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC
- EMPIRE PARATRANSIT CORP. — BROOKLYN, NY — 3 federal records
- EMPIRE STATE CARDBOARD PAPER RECYCLING CORP. — MASPETH, NY — 3 federal records
- EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY, INC. — MIFFLINTOWN, PA — 3 federal records
- EMPIRE PAVING, INC. — HARTFORD, CT — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY COMPANY (LIMITED) — NEW YORK, NY — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY COMPANY LIMITED — NEW YORK, NY — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC — IMPERIAL, CA — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE FENCE & CUSTOM IRON WORKS — SAINT LOUIS, MO — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE OFFICE, INC. — SECAUCUS, NJ — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH, LLC — ALBANY, NY — 2 federal records
Other employers in Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers within NY
- EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH, LLC — LYONS — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH, LLC — LIVERPOOL — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH, LLC — ALBANY — 2 federal records
- SOUTHERN WINE & SPIRITS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK INC. — SYRACUSE — 2 federal records
- SOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE AND SPIRITS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK — SYRACUSE — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE MERCHANTS, LLC — ASTORIA — 2 federal records
- LIEBER BROS. INC. — GARDEN CITY — 2 federal records
- MANHATTAN BEER DISTRIBUTORS LLC. — RIDGEWOOD — 2 federal records
- EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH, LLC — COXSACKIE — 2 federal records
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH, LLC — PATCHOGUE — 2 federal records
Industry context
Inspection frequency ranks in the 44th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 5.4 for the wine and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 4.4. EMPIRE MERCHANTS, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 5.84, which is above the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is EMPIRE MERCHANTS, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- EMPIRE MERCHANTS, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
- How does EMPIRE MERCHANTS, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- EMPIRE MERCHANTS, LLC operates in the wine and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.4. EMPIRE MERCHANTS, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 5.84 compared to an industry average of 4.4.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EMPIRE MERCHANTS, LLC of BROOKLYN, NY from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 7 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, FMCSA motor carrier safety, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 10 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. EMPIRE MERCHANTS, LLC resolves to the parent rollup HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, which operates 1,322 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if EMPIRE MERCHANTS, LLCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.