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siposiposipo t1_j5opbar wrote

Except it probably won't get fixed lol.

We had a tree planted out front during the Bloomberg tree program. The thing is HUGE, way bigger than they said it would be. Trees are cool, except the roots have destroyed the sidewalk AND grown into the pipe leading to the sewer.

It is illegal to do any work on the tree, so we call 311 to have them trim it. 3 years later and nothing.

Probably over 10k in damages, city says not their problem AND they still won't fix it.

I hope they fix that clanking noise!

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Steev182 t1_j5pgvzg wrote

A huge overgrown tree has done a number on the neighbor we share a driveway with. Their sidewalk is pushed up nearly a foot on one side, it also pushed up the dipped curb so they scrape the bottom of their stupid Maserati every time they drive in and out and there are exposed roots in their lawn and the driveway. The branches are also too close to the Coned lines and Verizon lines. The branches also hang over my side of the driveway and birds think it's so much fun to eat berries and drop bombs all over my car. Plus the trunk's bark is peeling off.

I've had that same 311, Verizon and Coned experience. Apparently we can get a private arborist to file for a permit and get the work done, but I have no idea what that'll cost.

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