The New York City Council has passed new rules allowing more color options for sidewalk scaffolds, previously restricted to an unpleasant hunter green. Council member Keith Powers emphasized this change, hoping to reduce the visual blight of scaffolds. However, many structures have displayed various colors due to prior exemptions. The article argues that while the new rules represent progress, they won't resolve the pervasive issue caused by existing Local Law 11, which mandates inspections every five years for tall buildings. The city currently hosts around 8,500 scaffolds, indicating the problem remains unaddressed at a deeper level.
"New scaffold rules just passed by the City Council will allow 'more color options' than the previous rule requiring the use of 'ugly hunter green,' as council member Keith Powers, who co-sponsored the changes, put it."},{
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