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• Source: New York Times
• Date: August 15, 2006
• URL: Read the story
• Bylines: Jo Craven-McGinty , Robin Stein , Matthew Sweeney
• Topics: Local Government
• Data Types: Local Data , Mapping
• Description/Excerpt: Robin Stein and Matthew Sweeney of the New York Times, with data analysis by Jo Craven McGinty, have a story on elevator safety in New York City. "In a third of infractions, the city does not fine the violators. And when fines are levied, some owners ignore them with impunity. More than half the $4.2 million in fines assessed by the city in 2003 remained unpaid more than two years later, city officials said. After eight years, by city law, they are wiped off the books."
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