Mayor Eric Adams and New York City's Department of Buildings are cracking down on sheds and scaffolding that some say are eyesores and make pedestrians unsafe. Christinafantv reports.
"You've got building owners who have done the math. They realize they can spend a little bit of money to rent the shed, or pay a million dollars or more for the repairs, and they've opted to take the cheap way out, and that is unacceptable," Manhattan Borough President Mark Levin said. It includes: Supporting legislation that would implement monthly penalties to owners delaying repairs.
"Our goal here isn't just to collect fines and sue people. It's actually to get the sheds down and get the critical repair work done," Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi said. The proposed penalties would start 90 days after a shed is first permitted and will be issued to the property until the shed is removed. Currently, building owners are able to indefinitely delay repairs with little financial consequence.
"We must show the visual beauty of this city, and it should not be in the skeleton body of these sheds," Adams said. The plan also includes the creation of a low-interest loan program to provide support to small property owners who lack resources to complete the work.
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