Our administration\u2019s North Star has always been building a safer, more affordable city for working-class New Yorkers. Sometimes, that means delivering on big, generational projects that will build neighborhoods and transform boroughs. And sometimes, that means taking care of the fundamentals \u2014 the things we take for granted until they don\u2019t work. In this administration, we\u2019re doing both \u2014 and this holiday season, that means fewer potholes on our streets, fewer garbage bags on our sidewalks, and a historic plan to transform Fifth Avenue.<\/p>\n
This week, we will celebrate the record speed at which we\u2019re filling potholes \u2014 and the investments we\u2019ve made in preventing potholes from forming in the first place \u2014 as we fill the 500,000th<\/sup>\u00a0pothole in our city streets since the start of this administration. In the three years of our administration, we\u2019ve received less than 90,000 311 complaints about potholes; during the first three years of the previous administration, they received nearly 150,000 pothole complaints. We are filling potholes faster than ever before, closing 311 complaints in less than two days, so that New Yorkers don\u2019t have to spend their valuable time on the phone calling again and again about the same problem.\u00a0 Had we not taken action, we would have had more to fill \u2014 but with better repaving, we now have fewer potholes to fill. We also understand that consistent investment in paving is the best way to prevent potholes, which is why we\u2019re averaging nearly 1,200 new lane-miles of paving each year. So, if you see a pothole \u2014 which there are always more of in the winter \u2014 call 311, and we\u2019ll get out there as soon as possible. And if you\u2019re on the road and you see one of our crews at working, take it slow, so they can get the job done safely.<\/p>\n All of this is part of our larger commitment to making our city more livable and more affordable. When it comes to trash, for example, 70 percent of our city\u2019s garbage is now required to be put out in sealed, lidded bins instead of black garbage bags on the street. As of January 2nd<\/sup>, we will start issuing summonses to one to nine-unit residential buildings \u2014 including single-family homes and apartment buildings \u2014 as well as city agencies, houses of worship, and non-profit offices that don\u2019t put out their trash in bins with secure lids. That is tens of millions of pounds of garbage every day that won\u2019t be out on our streets in bags that leak or smell, that pedestrians can trip over, and that rats and other vermin can chew through.<\/p>\n New Yorkers deserve a clean and sanitary city, and that is what containerization makes possible. And we are coming for the remaining 30 percent of our city\u2019s garbage from large buildings, so that piles of black garbage bags on the sidewalk will be a memory of the past.<\/p>\n Finally, we are working on transforming our streets, like the historic Fifth Avenue between Bryant Park and Central Park \u2014 to make them more pedestrian-friendly as well as boost economic activity in the neighborhood. For the avenue\u2019s 200th<\/sup>\u00a0birthday recently, we announced a $150 million initial investment in the project, which will double the sidewalk width so we can enjoy Fifth Avenue without being packed together like sardines.<\/p>\n Keeping New York City the greatest city in the world means working hard every day to make sure it remains livable and affordable for all. And this holiday season, fixed potholes and improved streets mean New Yorkers have one less thing to worry about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our administration\u2019s North Star has always been building a safer, more affordable city for working-class New Yorkers. Sometimes, that means delivering on big, generational projects that will build neighborhoods and transform boroughs. And sometimes, that means taking care of the fundamentals \u2014 the things we take for granted until they don\u2019t work. 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