New York City is being totally destroyed by scaffolding that remains up for years, by pavements that are never repaired, by streets that are littered with piles of garbage, and by empty stores. Even my little dog will only go to the bathroom on 56th street where the sidewalk is level. Come on people! Rise up! Scaffolding is not necessary for more than a 6-8 month period of time, during which time, the entire building should be inspected and then the entire scaffolding removed. There’s no reason in this world for the pavements of New York City not to be leveled, making it more possible to walk comfortably.
It looks more and more as though scaffolding, in the city of New York, is just another scam, of which there are several. There should be a legal limit on how long scaffolding can be maintained on any given building. Although there is supposed to be a time limit of around a year, scaffolding has been known to stay up for 16 years.