A Bronx man passed away while battling the city over two fines he received for litter outside his Bronx home earlier this year — and although he has been dead for months, the city still came after his family for $200.
Edward Curry appealed his summonses with the help of his son, John, but the nonagenarian died June 27 — less than two weeks before the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings decided to uphold the two $100 tickets.
John wrote to the city asking for a dispensation after the dad’s passing, but the OATH Hearings Division Appeals Unit fired back in an Aug. 23 decision that the death “by itself does not result in reversal” of tickets.
Curry’s 85-year-old widow, Catherine, said she keeps their yard in immaculate condition and believes sanitation workers erroneously gave her tickets meant for a building across the street.
The family paid both tickets, but is expected to receive a $100 refund from the city after the Sanitation Department withdrew one of the already-paid tickets, a rep from OATH said.



