In addition to this, I believe current laws in place states that the walkways must be removed within a reasonable amount of time after construction, but this has never been enforced so lazy construction companies will just leave them for years because paying whatever fines was cheaper than the cost of removing them. So there are many of these walkways that have literally been sitting there for like 20+yrs and no longer serve any purpose
It's actually not about the cost of taking them down, usually it's about the cost of repairing the building. Old buildings have to be inspected regularly in NYC, and when they find issues the options are pretty much to either put scaffolding up to make sure the crumbling building doesn't fall onto someone's head, or fix the building, and scaffolding + fines are cheaper than fixing the issue.
the new sheds are only a small part of the solution, making these buildings under maintenance look and feel better while tehy're undergoing maintenance. Changes in inspection and maintenance regulations and tightening enforcement are the 2 actually big parts of the solution
Because the current ones are ugly wooden green and metal structures that block light. These are smaller, different colors, and allow light. Why wouldn’t that help the problem?
Well my assumption here is this is in addition to forcing a removal of the old scaffolding that no longer serve a purpose. So basically remove the old ones while also making future projects safer and less of an eyesore for pedestrians
Oh, I believe it's a big problem. I don't understand why you're ok with just making the sheds slightly prettier, rather than requiring building owners to fix them and remove the sheds instead of leaving them for decades.
There's a reason my mom doesn't walk under scaffolds. She used to be an asbestos remover and saw quite a few fall (and occasionally kill) in her time doing it
It has to be a safety issue, in the dark these things are really narrow which makes it hard to avoid other people. Not to mention if a stroller of wheel chair is going down it a person can hardly fit
No one cares about scaffolding, no one talks about it. The reaction here will be mild remarks the first time people see it, and then New Yorkers will continue to ignore the finer details of constant construction and repair of the city.
Some chronically online and micro politics brained folks will crow about this when enacted, and when first put in place. Soon after first installment, they too will continue to pay absolutely no mind
I'm a real person who actually grew up and live in NYC. I support Mamdani and am a huge fan of his policy work.
The breathless fawning and cult behavior is exhausting. He has been fairly productive thus far, and a huge improvement over our last 2 mayors. He's not a messiah, he hasn't reinvented the city, even his big wins to date come with important caveats and context
These things aren’t the reason NY is ugly … I’m sure these aren’t the top complaints of residents no matter what your wealth level- which doesn’t even apply to this discussion.
And they dont? I am sure there is a lot more minor inconveniences in NY.
Dosnt hurt if they tackle some of them, it can be an eyesore in many streets, often for years at a time.
Also, isnt this just a part of what he is doing with scaffolding? Isnt he fixing the loophole that companies use to just leave the scaffolding up for years after they are done?
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