From the Riverdale Press:The offensive practice of posting stickers and fliers on any public street furniture in New York is very much illegal — Sanitation Code 10-119 — and with good reason. More important than the legality, however, is that it is selfish, arrogant, ignorant and shows a lack of regard for people who live and visit the area. It sends a message of chaos and lawlessness. Visually it is no better than out-of-control, gangland, graffiti. I’m saying this full well realizing that there are many legal postings, and ads, that are also gross.
As someone who lives in Manhattan, I and many others are fighting a constant battle against the violators, by e-mailing, and calling the posted phone numbers and — politely — informing them of the illegality of such flyering.
And, by the way, the law does include the political placards draped around lampposts and traffic signs at election time. We aggressively rip those down, too, regardless of political affiliation!
These candidates are looking for our votes by destroying the visual serenity of the streetscape? They should think again!
6 comments:
Maspeth Mom says....
Last week NYC Sanitation Dept Officers were cutting down flyers off poles. I askedhim if he was going to find out who the offenders were and give tickets. He said "yes but not to fliers for missing animals".
Personally I am glad I think those fliers make the degrade the neighboorhood and make it look cheap.
Fine with me!
HOW ABOUT THE POLITICIANS THAT PUT THERE NAME ON THE GARBAGE CANS TO GET THERE NAME OUT OUT IS THAT NOT THE SAME JUST IN A DIFFERENT WAY ITS NOT A FLYER BUT IT IS ADVERTISING AND WE THE TAXPAYERS ARE SUPPORTING IT SO THEY CAN SPREAD THERE NAME AND MAYBE GET SOME VOTES FINE THEM ALSO
please keep ripping down posters and other propaganda because we get PAID GOOD MONEY TO put that crap up.
yes even politicians pay good money to put up their posters. please keep tearing it down. more moola for me.
Do I give a shit that some asshole politician is spending his campaign money on you?
No.
And when his bank account is drained by paying all those fines, he'll have no money left to pay you anyway.
maspeth mom -
glad to hear the san dep officer has a heart.
that said, i often wonder if i should start a band called "lost puppy." it would be so easy to get attention. but so perverse...
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