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New Yorkers couldn't walk a step without having a leaf, plastic bag or other sundry bit of city detritus hurtle towards them yesterday! It really was insanely windy. Central Park had measured winds of 46 MPH, and the winds were 48 MPH at LaGuardia Airport, causing delays there as well as JFK Airport. Almost two thousand residents in the Bronx and Westchester were without power, and the winds fanned flames of a Bronx blaze. The fire turned into a five-alarmer and destroyed four homes. And LIRR service was also affected: A tree fell on LIRR tracks in Queens and later a signal system was lost power.
Then there's the matter of Saturday's wind-caused scaffolding collapse at Prince and Lafayette Streets. Ground Report spoke to a resident who said the scaffolding had no purpose and was only there for the landlord to collect $20,000 a month in advertising money for the outdoor ad wrapped on it. It's sad how unsurprising that is.
Photograph of scaffolding collapse outside 270 Lafayette Street by Verbose Coma
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If you wanna see some useless scaffolding go to 9th avenue at 57th street. the windermere, a late 19th century building has been surrounded with it for over 4 years.
you need to pull a permit to erect scaffolding. the DOB won't allow an owner to put up scaffolding just to collect ad revenue.
The wind was amazing. I was rollerblading along Riverside Park and the wind blew me (no joke) from about W 84th street to 125th Street. I used my sweatshirt as a sail. Needless to say, the way back was Not fun.
You need a DOB permit for a "sidewalk shed". You do NOT need a DOB permit for straight scaffolding.
I feel there was a question about this in the NYT FYI section on Aug. 13th - someone with a Times Select subscription can look it up.
If that's the case, let's hope that's the landlord's car in that photo.