Greenfield’s idea: Make city shovel snowy sidewalks, have property owners pay
If a property owner is too lazy to shovel the snow from their sidewalk, the city should do it and then charge them.
That’s the centerpiece of a new proposal by Councilman David Greenfield (D-Borough park-Midwood-Bensonhurst), who said he’s sick and tired of homeowners and merchants leaving slippery snow on sidewalks for days at a time.
Under Greenfield’s plan, the city would use municipal workers to clear snow and ice off the sidewalk and would then bill the delinquent property owner $250 or more for the work, depending on the size of the property.