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Sanchez clarifies sidewalk shed numbers and raises district concerns

New York City Council · Oct 21, 2026 · starts 1:27:24 · 42 sec

Sanchez seeks to confirm the shed reduction from about 8,000 to 6,800, a roughly 15% drop over ten months, and notes that DOB's updates still do not tell her constituents when specific sheds will come down, offering to follow up on in-district scaffolding and public safety issues.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

And I just want to highlight when we have gone back and forth in my district about specific scaffolding and asking about them.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

Sorry, can you clarify?

Pierina Ana Sanchez

Did you just say we went from 8,000 to 800?

Ahmed Tigani

No, a little over 8,000 to about 6,800.

Ahmed Tigani

So 1,200 unit drop, about 15% over 10 months.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

Okay.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

And then, yeah, what I was going to say about my own district is I appreciate the department's updates on the work that is happening, but the answer to the question of when will they be down is not in there.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

So we'd love to follow up on that.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

On my in-district issues with scaffolding and public safety.