BEN KALLOS - Angry at Scaffolds, Not so Concerned about Con-Artist Scofflaw Gypsies

December 16th, and BEN KALLOS sends out an email -- the concern? SCAFFOLDS. 

The New York Post has pointed out that BEN KALLOS has, in essence, DONE NOTHING about the scaffold problem for THREE YEARS. 

BEN KALLOS, who has a Democrat-controlled council, mayor and Borough President behind him, can't get a law passed? Can't get any action? Has to complain to the New York Post and send e-mails to his constituents? And asks for donations to his Borough President campaign?

He's proud of this?

Of ALL the issues this guy faces in this Big City, the ONE thing that concerns him most is....SCAFFOLDS? 

How about clean neighborhood free from deadbeat panhandlers or gypsy scum who chain signs to public property? 

How about graffiti? Benny Boy promised in an email to constituents that he was partnering with a charitable company that would remove graffiti if reported to his office. A few days later, he sent an apology to anyone "offended" by his remark that graffiti should be removed (ie, it's really ART). His office ignores all emails reporting graffiti...like THIS restaurant (formerly known as SAUCY) on York Avenue: 

 

Meanwhle, on 75th and 1st Avenue, a "PSYCHIC" sign has remained chain to a lamppost for years and years. Shouldn't the tony "Upper East Side" retain its real estate values and "quality of life?"

Instead, Kallos is concerned with scaffolding (how does he prove which scaffolds need to be taken down and how hard the workers are working?) He also is concerned that drag queens read fairy tales to children at public libraries. Wheee. 

Kallos has staffers who turn up once a month at a NYPL branch or other facility, to answer questions and solve problems. One of them was given photos of the chained signs. He smiled and said, "We'll look into it." That was all.  

FOR EIGHT YEARS now "psychic" signs have been chained at 75th St and 1st (PONY BAR) and 73rd and 1st (BAREBURGER) with impunity. 

A suggestion for Benny the K: write a law doubling the fine for a scofflaw sign, and tripling it for each additional offense.  

The city makes money on the fines and the streets look better. 

Mr. Kallos would like to be Borough President. Maybe he should visit a psychic to see if his dreams will come true? It's hard to miss their signs.