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Phantom Hydrant Still Haunts Motorist

July 17th, 2008 by Joe Filippazzo

This article appeared in the 17 July issue of The Canarsie Digest.

Simon Belsky says he gets no respect. And he may just have a $200 ticket and the pictures to prove it.

Though he sports an uncanny resemblance to late comedian Rodney Dangerfield (with the voice and shtick to boot), Belsky isn’t laughing about the summons he received over a year and a half ago, which he has been fighting ever since.


Sheepshead Bay resident Simon Belsky shows where he got the $115 ticket on Ave. U. “Even my dog can’t find the hydrant they’re looking for!” he said. (Steve Solomonson)

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