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!
All you crazed Park Slopers won! I’m leaving the thread. OOOOH my tail between my legs. Actually, I’m leaving feeling thrilled I don’t have you as my neighbors.
What kind of psycho bothers to argue in such an angry way, just because someone pointed out the sidewalks of Park Slope were crowded on weekends?
Like nobody knows that about Park Slope. Like it’s such a bad thing to say. It means people LIKE your neighborhood and like to visit it you retards. It’s actually a compliment, and I never said anything bad about Park Slope at all until you started going batshit attacking me.
Totally insane.
That wasn’t the point, 11:39, but nice try.
I still don’t see how 10:55 differing opinion from yours states anywhere that Park Slope was perfect.
You should be a politician.
Actually, you have it all wrong, 11:25.
As described in Brownstoner’s post about this issue:
“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.”
RECENT RASH of tickets. That means people in the community around these businesses were complaining. This is a new initiative.
FAB = MIND OF A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL!
Yeah, you’re right. Most elistist snobs in Park Slope I know talk about Paris Hilton at every dinner party.
Gosh, you’re smart.
fab=jurassic
A Paris Hilton reference? Please, 11:19. I don’t even need to provide a retort. You are proving absolutely everything I say in every comment you post.
I love it how someone says that they’ve never had a problem with sandwich boards or foot traffic, and someone else AUTOMATICALLY (and ignorantly) turns it around and says that person is saying there’s nothing wrong with Park Slope.
Just because YOU had a problem with the sandwich boards (which it seems most people think the idea of ticketing them is IDIOTIC) does not mean you are the last word on the matter.
Of course there is good or bad to every neighborhood. 10:55 NEVER said otherwise.
So yes, it would seem you are slightly bitter about leaving the neighborhood. Otherwise you would never have attacked the person for considering Park Slope the Holy Grail of neighborhoods.
fab is not retro.
fab is what paris hilton says when she’s talking about what guy she screwed last night.