68 Street is wide. If northbound drivers did not compensate early enough turning right before the end of the street, parked cars on the narrower Caldwell Avenue would be struck. Avoiding parking there, neighbors telling each other.
Which came first? The house was built in 1920. According to Councilman Bob Holden’s office, the fire hydrant could be moved at homeowner’s expense.
The Sitting Area 127 CXXVII park has been reconfigured in September. At its tip, it curves out cutting off one service road lane without warning. Cars must merge left. The design is to help cars merging from 58 Road on the other side of the Sitting Area, but the new island creates an even more … Read more
Caldwell Avenue was a two-way street, so it is wide enough to have two rows of cars: the main row for those turning right, and a secondary row for those turning left. Removing two parking spots at the end of the Avenue would encourage drivers to leave more maneuverable space for those turning left.
When cars merge into LIE service road from 58 Avenue, drivers look left at approaching cars. If service road cars are held up at the 69 Street traffic light, drivers would speed on the service road ignoring the stop sign and possible pedestrians crossing from drivers’ right.
Traffic volume is high during rush hour. Adding a second traffic light and making feeder roads one-way help, but those improvements beget other problems. One resident said, “pedestrians don’t have a chance (crossing 69 Street safely)”. These blocks should be studied as a group, not fixing it at spots. Tools would include realtime accident reporting … Read more
The Moynihan Train Hall (was Station) opened January 1, 2021. It took nearly two years to acknowledge complaints about no public seating?! The MTA is governed by a 21-member Board. All the members are nominated by the Governor!
A Richmond Hill resident was complaining how E-bikers don’t follow traffic signs, rules, nor wear safety gears. Democrat representatives in Albany and in City Council legalized them in 2020, and cut rules on police enforcement. Bikes and E-bikes should not treated the same. For one, bikes don’t catch fire and kill people in their sleep! … Read more
According to City’s NYC Health website, when there is a “Grade Pending”, follow up food inspection is done no more than seven months. If the City did not do its job timely, should the City be penalized?
