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Increase fines on seemingly "permanent" sidewalk sheds with no active work being done
Everywhere, especially commercial and high-density residential areas, there is a blight of sidewalk sheds: restricting space, contributing to trash and vermin, and causing dread of crime in these dark tunnels, if not actual crime compared to regular daylight sidewalks.
Obviously, active construction necessitates these sheds, but many are up because keeping them is cheaper than the structural deficit the DOB told them to repair. And the fines for exceeding 90 days aren't persuasive.
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The purpose of sidewalk shelters is to shield onlookers from falling trash, but they frequently turn into an eyesore, generating a flood of complaints from locals and businesses that they obstruct views and light, draw crime and litter, and slow down foot traffic on crowded sidewalks1. A bill by Brooklyn State Senator Zellnor Myrie would enable the state to declare old NYCHA sidewalk sheds to be "blight," then intervene and have them removed using eminent domain2. Legislation proposed by Councilman Ben Kallos may help to significantly combat the sidewalk shed blight3.
I'm sorry, but I'm not sure what you mean when you say "rewrite me" in reference to your desire to have your words rewritten. Would you kindly elaborate? What suggestions specifically are you looking for?
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