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Chain link fences now
required after years
of stalled construction
across New York City
BY JULIA MORO
JMORO@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
The City Council passed legislation
on May 27 that would
require all contractors to replace
wooden barriers with chain
link fences after two years of stalled
construction.
This bill was unanimously passed
and would go into effect in the coming
months if Mayor Bill de Blasio
signs it into law. If the bill becomes
law, developers would be responsible
for replacing the fence or face
a penalty of up to $10,000.
Queens Councilman Robert
Holden introduced the bill due to
concerns in his district, which includes
Glendale, Maspeth, Middle
Village, Ridgewood, Woodhaven
and Woodside.
“There are a host of reasons why
construction sites get stalled,” said
Holden. “However, the community
is left with these unsightly wooden
walls. So my bill is common sense.”
According to Holden, wooden
walls are not only an eye-sore from
deterioration and graffiti, but
they’re dangerous in high winds.
“When you see graffiti that attracts
litter and more undesirables and
crime,” said Holden. “It has a huge
negative impact on the block and
certainly on the neighborhood.”
Paul Kerzner of the Ridgewood
Property Owners and Civic Association
said the bill is a “no-brainer.”
“If you have construction site and
you have panels, they’re going to be
full of graffiti and subject to being
knocked down and people getting
hurt,” said Kerzner. “Who would be
opposed to something like this?”
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