Safety

Parts of Ruby, 76th and 77th Streets are underwater. “The Hole” was not the dump before, but it has been ignored by the City.

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When a pumping station on South Conduit Station was demolished in the 1980s, parts of the area became a marshland. The City talked about raising the land; building pumps; or buying out lot owners… In the meantime, the 20 some families that still live here have to bear with difficulties walking to their car after … Read more

Train tressel between Bessemer Babbage is an ideal cover…

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The section below is not paved. And there is a throughway where the 13′-5″ Clearance sign is. Due to its out-of-sight location, illegal activities have been observed by nearby neighbors such as opening of stolen Amazon packages, drug selling, and other undesirable activities. A suggestion is to enforce ticketing of cars parked underneath or to … Read more

84 Avenue should either be one-way again or allow parking on one side only

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A traffic light was installed at Park Lane South and 115th Street. In the mornings, long line of cars back up on 115 Street and 84 Avenue waiting for the light to change. While waiting, residents exiting their driveway are blocked in. To allow more room for traffic, DoT could (1) lengthen the green light … Read more

Trash left at bus stops, sewage not cleared, tall trees not trimmed, homeowner sidewalk repairs reimbursement

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Homeowners on this stretch of Metropolitan Avenue between 74 Avenue and Union Turnpike felt neglected by city services. Unlicensed street mango sellers, flooded basements, healthy but large branches that could break off when windy, threat of liability should pedestrians trip off uneven sidewalk caused by tree roots… If homeowner did sidewalk repairs at his or … Read more