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Residents urge seasonal removal of concrete blocks on North George Street and press council on property-inspection policy
Summary
Two residents used the non-agenda public-comment period to raise neighborhood safety and public-health concerns: a proposal to remove seasonal concrete blocks on North George Street during winter and a request for the council to clarify the status of the city's mandatory property-inspection program in light of a 1967 Supreme Court ruling.
At the Dec. 2 New York City Council meeting, two residents used the non-agenda public-comment period to press officials on street safety and city enforcement policies.
Lester Abbott, who identified himself as a resident of the 900 block of East Market Street, said concrete blocks placed on North George Street to benefit restaurants during the summer create a winter driving hazard when snow and ice accumulate. "I was driving down North George street ... and with the snow and the…
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