132nd Street southbound off Jamaica Avenue ends two blocks down by a commercial building, 132-02 89th Avenue. Neighbors complained about the trash dumping and pot holes at this 75′ x 200′ patch of road. Perhaps the City could work with the commercial property owners, 7 Fruits LLC and WFBH LLC, to get it done?
There are laws, and there is enforcement. In addition to rising crime due to decriminalization ordered by New York State’s Bail Reform law, a tenant is able to pitch a tent, do sidewalk BBQ, hold music parties that even the landlord and police could not stop.
The media got it wrong. Executive Order Number 21 is keeping her emergency powers alive! Be it polio, monkeypox (until September 27) or COVID, it’s politics as usual, not scientific reasoning. Governor’s own Executive Order 11.9 declares that the Emergency continues because the rate of new COVID-19 hospital admissions is above 100 per day. According … Read more
Now that students are back in school, so are many of their annoying social behaviors. At the dead end pictured with the School in the background, a crowd of at least a dozen congregate there during and after school. Never mind the fact that no license has been issued to sell marijuana (access to buy … Read more
The two-way street from 111 Street to Richmond Hill High School at 113 Street is too narrow for cars to pass safely. If made one-way, it may solve a quality-of-life evening noise problem in the area.
This stretch of 112 Street between Jamaica and Atlantic Avenues needs milling given the amount of potholes. Also, car speeding to avoid traffic and speed camera on Liberty Avenue is a constant concern among seniors and children at play. Some residents have suggested leasing street parking space for convenience and safety.
New York City Traffic and Parking Rules. Are there rules against the City for not doing its job?
—possibly in ways that increase the risk of weight gain, diabetes, and heart disease.
The residents feel the City has a lower priority responding to their needs. Illegal activities continue. Tree trimming requires multiple attempts. Double-parking, reserved spots, hydrants, driveway blocking, out-of-state owners… Theft reporting is up to citizens to fix on their own. Response time has not been attentive. Quality of life is dramatically lower than before.
Hillside Avenue is a wide thoroughfare between Van Wyck Expressway and Lefferts Boulevard. There is a speed camera in the commercial section west of LIRR, but not in the residential section east.