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k1lk1 t1_irwy72i wrote

> “I was disappointed [that the request for a tree didn't work],” Chandrasekaran said — all the more so because he had admired the Department of Parks & Recreation’s efforts to care for street trees and even map them citywide. “All that was super awesome. I was inspired. It made me think this would work, but it didn’t.”

C'mon, you knew better than to expect good service... this is emblematic of our city government. Countless pet project studies, data collections, boutique development programs targeted towards people from all walks of life - all the while basic infrastructure is covered in trash and crumbling and simple quality of life rules go unenforced.

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space_______kat OP t1_irwyn32 wrote

I submitted requests for tree planting and DPR automated email said "will respond within 720 days". What a great functioning city we have

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koreamax t1_irx3kde wrote

I submitted a request for a public garden and it took them over a year for them to basically say " yeah dude. Not gonna happen"

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colonelcasey22 t1_irx6uvh wrote

That's basically the amount of time it takes for DPR to respond to any hazardous tree condition like a dead branch or one that's dangling. It's just stupefying how slow they are to dangerous conditions, let alone routine requests like this.

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tyen0 t1_iryr0qd wrote

I put a suggestion in a few months ago and got a reply after 3 months saying: "NYC Parks will inspect the site to determine if it is suitable for a new street tree, including a review of potential conflicts with other infrastructure. If the site is found to be suitable, a tree will be planted during the next available planting season."

and

"The next update is due within 365 days"

(I'm also amused at 720 days, someone failed at multiplying 365 times 2? :D )

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Marlsfarp t1_irxeq2w wrote

>The average wait time for a request to be completed went from 342 days in 2017 to 909 days in 2019 — the last year that the department even tracked the progress of 311 requests.

Sounds like it's a recent problem, not just "the city always sucks lol."

I myself had a tree request fulfilled within a couple months, but that was like ten years ago.

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k1lk1 t1_irxh0wz wrote

That's the whole point. These services are never funded sustainably, their service levels come and go.

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