Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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New York City’s newly designed sidewalk sheds are getting roasted online for their oddly sloped roofs — but a design expert says the bigger problem is who’ll pick up the tab.
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who → design → tab
The Adams administration-era redesign will work, but building owners and contractors aren’t likely to spring for better looking sheds while cheaper green plywood versions remain an option, said David Burney, a Pratt Institute associate professor and former city construction commissioner.
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Burney → work → sheds
“They’re a huge improvement of the crap that we put up now, but who’s going to pay for it?” Burney said.
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Burney → ’re → it
“Unless they make it mandatory, it’s hard to see who’s going to pay for it.”
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who → make → it
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has installed two prototypes outside Department of Buildings headquarters in Lower Manhattan.
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administration → instal → Manhattan
The two prototypes were designed by architecture firm Practice for Architecture and Urbanism.
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prototypes → design → Architecture
One has a slanted, transparent roof of polycarbonate decking to brighten the sidewalk.
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One → have → sidewalk
Another uses rockfall netting to catch debris while letting sunlight through.
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Another → use → sunlight
The unusual angles had critics questioning where the rain would go.
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rain → have → ?
“Wait a second…did that stupid communist pitch the roofs to drain INTO the buildings??” reality star and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt posted.
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Pratt → wait → buildings
“They want everything slanted to the far left,” quipped former City Councilman Justin Brannan.
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Brannan → want → left
Burney brushed off the drainage concerns.
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Burney → brush → concerns
“They can easily handle the draining.
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They → handle → draining
I don’t think it’s a problem.”
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it → think → ?
He was less sold on the rock netting that would leave pedestrians without protection from rain and sun.
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that → sell → rain
“One benefit you do get is when it’s raining or really sunny you can walk under the shed and get some protection,” Burney said.
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Burney → get → protection
“So if they take that away that will be one more reason to hate sidewalk sheds.”
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that → take → sheds
The conventional plywood sheds run about $125 to $180 per linear foot, according to contractor Prime Scaffold.
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sheds → run → Scaffold
A DOB spokesperson wouldn’t say the estimated price of the new models except to say the designs prioritize affordable, readily available materials and can be reused.
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designs → say → materials
Still, the spokesperson acknowledged the new sheds will require more upfront investment than the conventional models.
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sheds → acknowledge → models
Burney said an earlier effort to dress up sidewalk sheds failed to catch on because owners weren’t required to use the pricier alternative — and he expects the same problem this time.
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he → say → problem
“The owners don’t want to pay for it,” Burney said.
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Burney → want → it
“The contractors don’t want to pay for it.”
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contractors → want → it
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