Found an old copy of the Free Press, from October, 1967, among an acquaintance's recently deceased relative's belongings. It contained an Action Line article about the relative being charged nearly eight hundred dollars for sidewalk repair. It stated that the City "doesn't fool around" with needed repairs because the City can be sued by those who trip and fall.
Well, the sidewalk is still there, 42 years later. The house and several more on that block are long gone, leaving behind empty, littered lots. I assume that nobody will soon be sueing the City over this sidewalk, though!
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