Patch.com recently had an article on Village residents rejoicing that a long-standing sidewalk scaffolding was coming down.
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Harlem residents near Lenox and 115th Street claim that scaffolding on the north-east corner has been there since 1990 – 32 YEARS!
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Somehow generations of City Council and NYC Mayors have not found a way to end the practice of erecting a sidewalk shed and then leaving it in place for years and even decades.
Hotel Rooms By The Hour
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Two hotels that have allegedly rented rooms by the hour at 511 and 515 West 145th Street, have been sold. A worker standing outside was asked who bought them. She would only say “going to a good cause”.
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The owner at would not divulge who the properties have been sold to. He said they are doing the closing shortly.
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