Worst trash situation at A train entrance

Property owners are responsible for cleaning sidewalk and 18″ from the curb according to NYC Sanitation. What happens if your sidewalk includes a MTA station exit? Trash begets dog poop. Owner has been ticketed without getting assistance nor sympathy from the MTA. Residents have also asked when will an elevator be installed at this 80 … Read more

Dead ends are favorite spots for trash and car dumping.

At 92 Avenue next to the LIRR Jamaica Yard, cars are dumped here regularly. City does remove them only to be replaced by more vehicles dumped. Sometimes, police have issued violation tickets to cars of law-abiding residents. Because a night club is one block away, KISS at 130-35 91 Avenue, patrons would block residents’ driveway … Read more

130 Street is the only connection between Jamaica and Atlantic Avenues.

To go from Richmond Hill to South Richmond Hill between Lefferts Boulevard and the Van Wyck Expressway, 130th Street running through an industrial area then beneath the LIRR Jamaica Yard is the only option. Cars often speed through this section scaring the few residents living here. When parking, drivers would often ignore driveways blocking homeowners … Read more

Cars parked over one year; cars without registration/license plate

As cost to rent increases, more families are squeezed together bringing more cars to the street. To free up more space for parking, I propose a car towing unit that focus solely on towing illegally parked cars. Long-term parked cars tend to attract trash dumping common the warehouse off Van Wyck Expressway pictured here.

Apartment is rent stabilized, but climbing to the fourth floor is getting more difficult.

Alfredo has lived in his rent stabilized apartment for decades. His age and heart condition have made climbing stairs in the building with no elevator harder. What if he needs a wheelchair? Homeless and drug addicts have tried to enter the building. There is no answer posted on NYC Rent Guideline Board’s website.