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Where did the city development group she worked with want her to put them? Outer space? It is trivial to see they wanted them installed in Manhattan in the sid
by ryanworl 8y ago
Where did the city development group she worked with want her to put them? Outer space?
It is trivial to see they wanted them installed in Manhattan in the sidewalk. The fact that there is no method of permitting at all is the problem.
- bobthepanda 8y agoThat should've been figured out first. It's not as if the city is opposed to changing the regulations. She just didn't bother getting it sorted out before she actually did anything. Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
- manicdee 8y agoThere is a method of permitting them, it's just that the business did not pursue the hoop-jumping and form-filling paper trail because occupying public space in the pursuit of profit was more important than complying to local regulations.
- makomk 8y agoIf you read the article, there is no method of permitting them because the city didn't forsee their existence. There's literally no form she could fill in or hoop she could jump through that would make it possible to install them. They're not one of the uses of sidewalk space that New York City is familiar with, so she's screwed. (Naturally, they didn't tell her this until after a whole bunch had been installed.)
- Bjartr 8y agoThat's untrue, they can petition the law be changed. It's a harder hoop than just getting an existing permit, but to say there's literally no avenue forward is disingenuous.
- ori_b 8y ago> Where did the city development group she worked with want her to put them? Outer space? In the country where I live, we have something called 'private property'. Conveniently, it is generally not located in outer space. You can pay to purchase it, and then you can put whatever you want on it (within reason).