Adi Talwar
Broken mailboxes at 2344 Davidson Ave a former cluster housing site in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx
“Although HPD and DOB are responding quickly to 311 complaints and sending out inspectors, there is a very troubling lag time and delay in terms of closure of these complaints,” Councilmember Pierina Sanchez said.
‘Maintaining this expensive and dirty power grid is by no means a necessity—it is an ongoing policy choice.’
De junio a diciembre de 2021, el Departamento de Protección del Consumidor y del Trabajador (DCWP por sus siglas en inglés), que asumió las funciones de inspección y aplicación de la ley a los vendedores ambulantes en 2021, emitió 762 multas y en lo corrido del año ya van 171 multas. Los cinco códigos postales en los que más se aplicó la ley fueron aquellos con una gran población inmigrante.
From June to December 2021, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), which took over street vendor inspection and enforcement duties in 2021, issued 762 fines, and another 171 fines so far this year. The top five zip codes that saw the most enforcement were those with large immigrant populations.
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