By Gus Saltonstall

The sidewalk shed and scaffolding that covered the northwest corner of West 110th Street and Broadway came down at the end of May.

The construction equipment had been up for four years, and while that is not nearly as long as some other Upper West Side scaffolding , it was a location that West Side Rag heard about repeatedly during those years from residents in our tips email, and at block association meetings for nearby streets.

The attention around this specific shed, which was connected to 601 West 110th Street, had to do with the amount of activity in the surrounding area.

Along with the busy 110th Street intersection, the sidewalk shed covered a 1 train station and a fruit stand, as well as a Chipotle, Five Guys, and Playa Bowls, all of which are popular with

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