Friday, March 9, 2012

Street tree remains attract trash



About 2 months ago the NYC Parks cut down a street tree at this house on the corner of 55th Street and 32nd Avenue, Woodside. You can see the damage that they caused to the wires and the gutter of the house while they cut the tree down.

The tree, which they cut up and left in the street, has now become a garbage magnet. I appreciate that they removed a possible hazard as the tree didn't look in the best of shape, but they have now created another nuisance. I am not sure why they didn't bring a chipper when they cut the tree down.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Because the contractor cut corners - makes money on services never rendered.

Anonymous said...

Here's an idea...instead of writing about it and taking pictures and wasting time phoning city agencies, how about you take a broom and a dust pan and clean it up yourself? You could even pick up the small branches and put them in your trash can. Never ocurred to you? This was once called having pride in your community, and is apparently no longer a common sense concept in our world.

Anonymous said...

I think the point of this story is the fact that there's no oversight of contractors (who are paid too much to begin with) for jobs poorly done or not done at all. Not so much "Pride in your community"

Anonymous said...

Here's an idea...instead of writing about it and taking pictures and wasting time phoning city agencies, how about you take a broom and a dust pan and clean it up yourself?
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How about calling Jimmy Van Bramer. He has time to listen to morons who loose sleep because they were stupid enough to move next to a train yard he should have time for the more sensible part of his district.

Anonymous said...

"Sanitation can't collect firewood and wood from trees growing on residential properties in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and parts of Staten Island due to Asian Longhorned Beetle infestation. Schedule an appointment with Parks & Recreation for free on-site chipping and disposal in designated areas. All other areas can discard this material as bulk refuse on regular trash day(s) provided items are bundled 2 feet by 4 feet or smaller."

Having pride in your community includes holding your government agencies responsible for their actions. The tree was cut down by Parks, not a contractor. The Parks Department took down wires and damaged the house. Should I fix the wires too? Should I rent a chipper and chip the logs? No, the city should have finished what they started without a complaint.

By the way, the day after the pictures were posted, everything was cleaned up by the city.

Queens Crapper said...

Never understood people who would rather clean up the mess themselves than hold the proper authorities accountable. That's what we pay taxes for, remember? To get services. Not to do it ourselves.