"Last-Minute Reprieve for Retailers: City Lawmakers Reverse Course on Controversial Gate Law. In a surprise move, city lawmakers have rolled back a decades-old law requiring storefront roll-down gates to be installed and maintained in a specific way. The law, which was set to be enforced as early as next month, had caught many retailers off guard, with some reportedly shelling out thousands of dollars in preparation. The reversal is a welcome relief for businesses that had been racing against the clock to comply with the outdated regulation, but it raises questions about how the law was allowed to linger on the books for so long."
City lawmakers rolled back an obscure, decades-old law about storefront roll-down gates ahead of a looming enforcement deadline – but not before some retailers shelled out thousands of dollars.
