Safety

Cars parked over one year; cars without registration/license plate

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As cost to rent increases, more families are squeezed together bringing more cars to the street. To free up more space for parking, I propose a car towing unit that focus solely on towing illegally parked cars. Long-term parked cars tend to attract trash dumping common the warehouse off Van Wyck Expressway pictured here.

Apartment is rent stabilized, but climbing to the fourth floor is getting more difficult.

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Alfredo has lived in his rent stabilized apartment for decades. His age and heart condition have made climbing stairs in the building with no elevator harder. What if he needs a wheelchair? Homeless and drug addicts have tried to enter the building. There is no answer posted on NYC Rent Guideline Board’s website.

Leaning light pole, dangerous

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Power lines are not underground at this stretch of 135th Street below 101st Avenue. While some wires were transferred to a new pole, most have not. The old power pole is leaning, and could break knocking out power in the area. Another leaning power tower is located on the other side of LIRR Jamaica Yard … Read more

WARNING: Swipe>>Blue App. Do not give out your private information!

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Technology is good if you are in control. ActionNetwork.org is promoting a new app Swipe>>>Blue for Democrats.org. The app extracts your contact list to identify their party registration. The moment you “swipe”, your data is theirs. Just like your bank account, don’t trust any app that wants access to information in your cellphone. Don’t trust … Read more