Is it common for expediters to be making false complaints to gain business?

The bill Espinal is working on is in relation to DOB surprise/spontaneously enforcing a rule regarding signs that has nearly crippled merchants in our neighborhood., starting last year. https://patch.com/new-york/brownsville/sign-fines-are-big-danger-small-business-owners-say

The City gave the fines without prompting from anyone, on their own volition.

I’m sure shady businesses are now trying to capitalize on this City action but the Bills currently going thru Council are related to the City’s sudden decision to start implementing signage rules on its own with no notice, the store owners claim.

Whatever this bill does it won’t be related to shady expediters but the imposition of the City fines to the small businesses.

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mozeeatupu | 6 years and 9 months ago

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A member of what?

Inigo | 6 years and 9 months ago

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members of our group of landlords

Inigo | 6 years and 9 months ago

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no-permitz this happens to hundreds of people through tristate and we have several victims just in our community alone

yudashasom | 6 years and 9 months ago

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I never said it does not happen – it’s just not for the reason/cause you allege.

Inigo | 6 years and 9 months ago

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just spite? no organized harassment by promoters maybe?

Inigo | 6 years and 9 months ago

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or shady businesses trying to make money? https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/nyregion/14about.html

greenworks | 6 years and 9 months ago

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Hi Sam, I’ll put it plainly for you — people are all kinds of crappy to good people for little or no cause — not just “Shady businesses”. See the newspaper on any given day for plenty of examples.

Best of luck to your member.

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if only, there was only one with this problem

bqeresident1 | 6 years and 9 months ago

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Two city council members seem to be discussing something similar in his twitter thread – people targeting/threatening stores with possible violations for signs:
https://twitter.com/JustinBrannan/status/1067551397573464064