There is something uniquely satisfying about a 311 complaint being addressed, and quickly. This was a seemingly minor but potentially dangerous bit of vandalism that I noticed a few weeks ago. At first I thought it was a mistake by the city’s signage people. I discovered instead that it was vandalism.
On November 8 I reported this vandalized 38th Avenue street sign using 311’s “Damaged Sign” category:
138th Avenue in Astoria/Long Island City?
I did not pass by for a couple of weeks but when I did the sign had been fixed. By November 20, less than 2 weeks after my initial complaint, 38th Avenue had been restored to its proper identity at the corner of 30th Street.
38th Avenue in Astoria/Long Island City
This act of vandalism had to be pretty well planned by individuals with a very tall ladder or other means of elevation, as the sign is really quite high up off the ground.
