WINTER SLIP AND FALL ACCIDENTS IN NEW YORK CITY
While ice and snow are inevitable during the wintertime, hazardous sidewalks don’t have to be. In fact, New York City has strict rules that require property owners to maintain their sidewalks when ice and snow build up. The purpose of these rules is to make sidewalks as safe as possible and to reduce personal injuries.
According to the New York City Administrative Code, businesses and other property owners whose property abuts a sidewalk must clear their sidewalks in according with the following rules: Within four hours if the snow stops falling between 7:00 a.m. and 4:49 p.m.