Sanitation Signs Off on Sandwich Boards
A rash of ticketing by the Sanitation Dept. recently threatened business as usual for a number of restaurants and stores on brownstone Brooklyn’s major commercial thoroughfares. The tickets were for the commonly used A-frame signs (aka sandwich boards) that advertise specials and goods (Unlimited Mimosas With Brunch, $9.95, for example). Beginning in October, Sanitation ticketed…
A rash of ticketing by the Sanitation Dept. recently threatened business as usual for a number of restaurants and stores on brownstone Brooklyn’s major commercial thoroughfares. The tickets were for the commonly used A-frame signs (aka sandwich boards) that advertise specials and goods (Unlimited Mimosas With Brunch, $9.95, for example). Beginning in October, Sanitation ticketed many merchants—including the Community Bookstore, Downtown Atlantic, Biscuit BBQ, and Zaytoons—on Atlantic Avenue, Smith Street, Court Street, 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue for using sandwich boards. The ticketing wave was brought to the attention of Councilmember David Yassky’s office, which met with Sanitation Dept. commish John Dougherty in late December. The result? [Dougherty] agreed it was ridiculous, says Marian Wood, Yassky’s district director. The department released a directive (see copy on jump) that allows businesses to use the signs on commercial streets (with a few exceptions) as long as they don’t impede pedestrian traffic. Dougherty says that businesses that have received tickets should contact his office, which will help get them dismissed. And so brunch advertising will live to see another weekend!
why du u hate retards
11:02 here. To Guest 11:15, who wrote:
“@11:02 If was writing tickets I go out of my way to give you one. There is nothing better than seeing an angry white man loose his mind when he is reminded once again he does not control the world.”
You’re the douche, dragging the irrelevant issue of race into a conversation about the lousy job Sanitation does in Brooklyn. Last I checked, ALL the citizens of NYC deserved to have their garbage picked up properly. And, since you brought it up, while I am white, and am angry (at Sanitation), the lazy-ass Sanitation patronage workers who “work” my block are white, too–not that that has anything to do with anything.
What: Are you a Sanitation worker yourself? You dig leaning on your shovel at the expense of hardworking taxpayers? Or do you just think it’s okay for them to provide this lousy level of service? Either way, you’re a tool.
And while it’s also not relevant, I do not live in Park Slope. Bed Stuy, do or die, thanks.
If these businesses were smart, they’d pay stroller moms to advertise on their bugaboos. That would really get the word out and would give the ladies a little “walking around money,” so they wouldn’t have to ask their hedge fund manager husbands for an allowance!
these sandwich boards get in the way of my big stroller.
I was in Croton last week and there were two other people on the sidewalk with me. I fucking flipped out!
sandwich boards are an outdated technology.
they should be using a kiosk pole with a triangular board arrangement on top so you have 2 faces showing for sidewalk traffic at adult eye level.
“I’m leaving feeling thrilled I don’t have you as my neighbors.”
Why is that?
Because ALL of your neighbors are PERFECTION?
“and I never said anything bad about Park Slope at all until you started going batshit attacking me.”
you just did.
now i’m hungry for a sandwich.
can’t wait till ‘snice opens.
“Totally insane.”
finally, we agree on something.