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fromTime Out New York
1 day ago

NYC finally moves to crack down on endless scaffolding

New York City is implementing new scaffolding regulations to reduce sidewalk sheds covering 380 miles of streets and shorten their duration, targeting structures that have remained in place for years or decades.
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago

Ten Years of Placard Abuse: The Criminal Practice that Mamdani Must End - Streetsblog New York City

Mayor Mamdani swept into Gracie Mansion on the promise of ending widespread corruption around policing and street safety. He can do both by laser-focusing his efforts on eliminating the prevalent abuse and forgery of parking placards. Mamdani has a rare chance to permanently halt this dangerous and criminal practice, and, in doing so, radically alter the balance of power in New York City. For the past decade, under the handle @placardabuse, we've documented how a large contingent of car drivers misuse their parking privileges -
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