Traffic Hazard in Middle Village Threatens Neighborhood Children...
4PM Monday October 20
At 73rd Place and 66th Drive
Cars regularly race by 73rd Place and 66th Drive, a residential street crossing where neighborhood children regularly walk. After years of complaining to local officials and the Department of Transportation, the community called upon Elizabeth Crowley, Democratic candidate for City Council, to help.
With her, Councilman John Liu, Chair of the City Council Transportation Committee Chief of Staff John Cho took up the community complaints and demanded action from the Department of Transportation and called for a four-way stop sign, or some form of traffic modification.
Elizabeth Crowley said, "This crossing is incredibly dangerous. We must do something before someone is injured or even killed, especially a child."
Long time residents spoke of how the street was dangerous as a detour around congested traffic especially with so many children from nearby elementary school PS 128 and local homes.
Police had previously had a temporary speed trap on the street for a brief period and clocked cars racing down the street at speeds over 60 mph. Elizabeth Crowley also called upon the 104 police precinct to reestablish the speed trap to enforce traffic laws to stop speeders until the DOT addressed the problem.
Police had previously had a temporary speed trap on the street for a brief period and clocked cars racing down the street at speeds over 60 mph. Elizabeth Crowley also called upon the 104 police precinct to reestablish the speed trap to enforce traffic laws to stop speeders until the DOT addressed the problem.
Contact:
James Wu
O: 718-326-2194
C: 347-234-2762
