Lower West Side · 2024-04
Lower West Side logs 442 graffiti removal requests
Lower West Side residents filed 442 graffiti removal requests in April, nearly a third of the neighborhood's 1,346 total service calls. Potholes (80) and street lights out (52) also landed on the list. Eleven building permits went out, totaling $564k, most of them through the express program. The neighborhood recorded 244 crimes, 79 of them violent. Three food establishments failed inspections.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 11 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $563,583 |
| New business licenses | 49 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 1346 |
| Reported crimes | 244 |
| Violent crimes | 79 |
| Failed food inspections | 3 |
New businesses
- STELLAR PERFORMANCE (Limited Business License)
- MONOCHROME BREWING (Outdoor Patio)
- MONOCHROME BREWING (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- MONOCHROME BREWING (Package Goods)
- CHICAGO LUNCHBOX VIN: IFCJF39H3HHB92477 PL: 322709D (Special Event Food)
- Bittersweet (Retail Food Establishment)
- VAGAMUNDOS (Peddler License)
- LAFLIN MATERIALS (Manufacturing Establishments)
- LAFLIN MATERIALS (Manufacturing Establishments)
- PILSEN VINTAGE CHICAGO (Pop-Up Retail User)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 7
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 2
- PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION — 1
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 1
Top 311 request types
- Graffiti Removal Request — 442
- Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED) — 133
- Pothole in Street Complaint — 80
- Street Light Out Complaint — 52
- Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint — 50