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Who Are NYC’s Worst Sidewalk Hogs? Keep Those Tweets Coming

Car rental outlets on W. 83rd Street in Manhattan don’t own the sidewalk. They just hog it like they do. Photo: ##https://twitter.com/kencoughlin/status/485457059551260672/photo/1##@kencoughlin##
Car rental outlets on W. 83rd Street in Manhattan don’t own the sidewalk. They just hog it like they do. Photo: ##https://twitter.com/kencoughlin/status/485457059551260672/photo/1##@kencoughlin##
Car rental outlets on W. 83rd Street in Manhattan don’t own the sidewalk. They just hog it like they do. Photo: ##https://twitter.com/kencoughlin/status/485457059551260672/photo/1##@kencoughlin##

There's still time to submit your photos of sidewalk-hogging businesses.

Inspired by Clarence Eckerson's pics of a car dealership that swallowed a new sidewalk extension in Sunnyside, we're looking for other examples across the city. Readers who tweet the most shameless #sidewalkhogs shots will be rewarded with Streetfilms DVDs. Be sure to include location info in your tweets.

Here's some of what we're seeing so far.

Manetta’s Restaurant in Long Island City takes over the sidewalk and the access ramp for valet parking. Classy. Photo: ##https://twitter.com/alter_spaces/status/449690329835249664/photo/1##@alter_spaces##
Manetta’s Restaurant in Long Island City takes over the sidewalk and the access ramp for valet parking. Classy. Photo: ##https://twitter.com/alter_spaces/status/449690329835249664/photo/1##@alter_spaces##
Manetta’s Restaurant in Long Island City takes over the sidewalk and the access ramp for valet parking. Classy. Photo: ##https://twitter.com/alter_spaces/status/449690329835249664/photo/1##@alter_spaces##
The U.S. Postal Service delivers near-total sidewalk obstruction to pedestrians at Broadway and State Street. Photo: ##https://twitter.com/simonsmith1978/status/485910301846822912/photo/1##@simonsmith1978##
The U.S. Postal Service delivers near-total sidewalk obstruction to pedestrians at Broadway and State Street. Photo: ##https://twitter.com/simonsmith1978/status/485910301846822912/photo/1##@simonsmith1978##
U.S. Postal Service drivers have no respect for vehicle rules — and are rarely disciplined for it. Photo: Simon Smith

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