Felder and Avella Agree on Ending Paper Piles
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One day after a City Council member of Brooklyn, Simcha Felder, ceremoniously threw fliers, coupons, and store circulars on the steps of City Hall to announce a new bill to ban unwanted advertisements from front stoops, a colleague on the council, Tony Avella of Queens, had a moment of pause.
In 2006, Mr. Avella introduced a bill seeking to give residents the ability to bar junk fliers from their property. Unlike Mr. Felder’s bill, which would require residents to place a sign or sticker in their window, Mr. Avella’s bill would create a “Do Not Deliver” list, modeled off the national “Do Not Call” registry.
Each member said he did not know about the other one’s bill. In the end, though, they appear to be on the same page in their desire to end paper piles.
