{"id":5049,"date":"2015-12-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/?p=5049"},"modified":"2022-08-31T10:05:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T14:05:58","slug":"when-311-requests-get-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2015\/12\/08\/when-311-requests-get-results.html","title":{"rendered":"When 311 Requests Get Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

On November 8 I reported<\/a><\/strong> this vandalized 38th Avenue street sign using 311’s “Damaged Sign” category:<\/p>\n

\"138th

138th Avenue in Astoria\/Long Island City?<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"38th

38th Avenue in Astoria\/Long Island City<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n