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Council Members James S. Oddo (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) and Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) called on the Department of Transportation to issue a new rule requiring those who make cuts into public streets as part of the construction of one-, two- or three-family houses to restore the pavement back to its original condition.

The Council members introduced legislation in the City Council that would accomplish this goal (Intro. 680) but it is a change that DOT can make more quickly through internal rulemaking. The Council members urged DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan to make this rule change a priority, though they vowed to pursue passage of the legislation if DOT fails to act.

Councilman Oddo said, “Despite promises that changes would come, we still see streets dug up and incorrectly or incompletely repaired by contractors. This is unacceptable and it is a quality-of-life issue for all New Yorkers. It’s a fundamental and common sense notion that should you break something you should be required to fix it. Our legislation would require just that.”

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