Comments on: Sidewalk Ticket Blitz on East Third http://www.kensingtonprospect.com/news/sidewalk-ticket-blitz-on-east-third Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joy Rich http://www.kensingtonprospect.com/news/sidewalk-ticket-blitz-on-east-third/comment-page-1#comment-2203 Joy Rich Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:42:38 +0000 http://www.kensingtonprospect.com/?p=1491#comment-2203 Since these are single-family homes, the repairs should be done free of charge by the Department of Parks & Recreation, as per http://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2010/07/free-repairs-of-sidewalks-damaged-by.html. "Sidewalks damaged by the roots of curbside trees will be repaired free of charge by the Department of Parks & Recreation. One-, two-, and three-family homes occupied by the owner (NYC Tax Class 1) whose sidewalks are affected by the roots of their curbside trees are eligible for this free program." Or maybe that's only done if the homeowner makes a request, not if someone else calls in a complaint. Since these are single-family homes, the repairs should be done free of charge by the Department of Parks & Recreation, as per http://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2010/07/free-repairs-of-sidewalks-damaged-by.html. “Sidewalks damaged by the roots of curbside trees will be repaired free of charge by the Department of Parks & Recreation. One-, two-, and three-family homes occupied by the owner (NYC Tax Class 1) whose sidewalks are affected by the roots of their curbside trees are eligible for this free program.”

Or maybe that’s only done if the homeowner makes a request, not if someone else calls in a complaint.

]]> By: GoodBklyn http://www.kensingtonprospect.com/news/sidewalk-ticket-blitz-on-east-third/comment-page-1#comment-2096 GoodBklyn Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:21:43 +0000 http://www.kensingtonprospect.com/?p=1491#comment-2096 I know that the City is everyone's favority villain, but this sort of crackdown is the result of the many people and their attorneys who make it a sport of suing the City any chance they get. Obviously there are times when a lawsuit is appropriate, but the common beliefs that a. Oh, it's the City, they'll settle for $10k, and that's nothing to them; and b. There's no such thing as an accident anymore, that every mishap is someone's fault are the reason behind this ticket blitz. I know that the City is everyone’s favority villain, but this sort of crackdown is the result of the many people and their attorneys who make it a sport of suing the City any chance they get.

Obviously there are times when a lawsuit is appropriate, but the common beliefs that

a. Oh, it’s the City, they’ll settle for $10k, and that’s nothing to them; and
b. There’s no such thing as an accident anymore, that every mishap is someone’s fault

are the reason behind this ticket blitz.

]]> By: frank@nycgarden http://www.kensingtonprospect.com/news/sidewalk-ticket-blitz-on-east-third/comment-page-1#comment-2062 frank@nycgarden Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:06:27 +0000 http://www.kensingtonprospect.com/?p=1491#comment-2062 Renters do not need to pay for sidewalks. See this post about homeowner occupied buildings and tree-damaged sidewalk repair free by the Park Dept.: http://nycgarden.blogspot.com/2010/07/sidewalks-of-new-york.html Renters do not need to pay for sidewalks. See this post about homeowner occupied buildings and tree-damaged sidewalk repair free by the Park Dept.:

http://nycgarden.blogspot.com/2010/07/sidewalks-of-new-york.html

]]> By: C - http://www.kensingtonprospect.com/news/sidewalk-ticket-blitz-on-east-third/comment-page-1#comment-2059 C - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:13:02 +0000 http://www.kensingtonprospect.com/?p=1491#comment-2059 why does the renter have to split the cost of it with his landlord? that should purely be the homeowner's cost unless they have some unusual arrangement. why does the renter have to split the cost of it with his landlord? that should purely be the homeowner’s cost unless they have some unusual arrangement.

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