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Borough Park Mensch:
What is your position, and the legal position, on illegal sidewalk cuts / illegal driveways?
Posted by The Litvishe Kiryas Yoelite
In other words, if it looks like a driveway, the police will treat it like a driveway for ticket purposes. They will certainly have no sympathy for anyone blocking in another car or preventing someone from getting home.
If you feel a curb cut is illegal, your legal remedy is to call 311 and report it. (You may well have the additional right to a lawsuit, but that will cost you considerable money.)
If you see an old house with old-looking pavement and an old-looking driveway that leads to an old garage, it is quite silly to assume it is illegal. Nevertheless, if you have a good faith belief that it is illegal, call 311.