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Fire Hydrants

A collection of 8 issues

Greenfield Bill Would Eliminate Fines For Parking In Front Of Broken Fire Hydrants

(Photo: Ralph Hockens [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rhockens/3064265998/] / Flickr)As part of a package of bills intended to address parking headaches, City Councilman David Greenfield has introduced legislation that would eliminate fines for parking in front of busted fire hydrants. “I am committed to making life easier for

Cooling Centers, Fire Hydrant Spray Caps & More Ways To Beat The Heat

Photo by City Kid CornerWith temperatures hitting the highest they’ve been this summer, the New York City Office of Emergency Management [http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/home/home.shtml] (OEM) has opened cooling centers throughout the five boroughs and has issued a number of tips to help

Gentile Proposes Painting Hydrant & Bus Zones Red To Prevent “Gotcha” Tickets

Councilman Vincent Gentile plans to introduce a bill which requires the curbs near bus and fire hydrant zones to be clearly marked with red paint in order to help prevent ticketing. Drivers face a $115 ticket for parking within 15 feet of a hydrant, or between a bus stop sign

Don’t Waste Water, Ask The FDNY For A Spray Cap For Your Hydrant

In the middle of a hot July day, we can understand wanting to do whatever it takes to cool down — just don’t waste water! The New York City Department of Environmental Protection just launched their 2014 Hydrant Education Action Team (HEAT) program to remind people about the dangers of

The Flyest Hydrants

Colorful hydrants, as snapped by thesaxophonewarrior [http://instagram.com/thesaxophonewarrior]. Notice anything nice and bright in the area lately? Share with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag it #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post your

An Unexpected Hue

The bluest hydrant of all, by akhkn_uncentered [http://instagram.com/p/YmtwhGBPzg/]. Share your Ditmas Park photos by email at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the

Missing Fire Hydrant Caps

Should missing fire hydrant caps be reported to 311? Though the operators weren’t sure if missing caps on fire hydrants is a problem or not, they’re happy to take the information about them and send the DEP to look at them. An article on Firefighter Nation [http://www.

Mess Of The Week: 63rd and Bay Parkway Revisited

It looks like Sanitation is taking care of business but would you call this corner clean?We revisited last week’s mess and noticed right away that the trash can was nowhere near full. It appears that sanitation workers made a point of emptying it this morning, as well as