QueensWay park or QueensLink rail?
Mayor Eric Adams announced a $35 million funding to design and build the park. Cannot locate any Queensway RFP in City Record. Why not both, but prioritize the rail.
Dangerous intersections at Park Lane South and Forest Parkway
Residents witness accidents with regular frequency. Perhaps a speeding camera or longer signal timer?
Drivers use 79 Street as a part of the Jackie Robinson Parkway.
To avoid waiting for the stop light at Jamaica Avenue and Forest Parkway, cars heading to the Interboro Parkway (a/k/a) Jackie Robinson Parkway west of Forest Parkway would turn up 79 Street instead jeopardizing safety of families along the narrow one-way street. Residents had police patrols, requested speed bumps… Some proposed reversing the one-way direction, … Read more
Emergency Declaration for COVID expired September 13, yet Mandate still exist for Schools.
Department of Education COVID-19 “Guidance”. All students are taught in person, vaccinated and unvaccinated. However, unvaccinated parents cannot enter school. They cannot meet teachers or principal or see their children inside any DOE property. That includes unvaccinated teachers! Does it make sense? I am calling for a COVID Commission to sort out this bureaucratic mess.
“You cannot help me,” said a voter.
Living with problematic neighbors could force another owner to move. One resident could not resolve marijuana smoke coming into his house and a neighbor’s tree that could damage his house. Yes, politicians do avoid private property matters. Is that thinking wrong? Another concern among residents at 89 Street is parking spots taken up by EMU … Read more
“Keep Intersection Clear” sign is not effective.
The more effective method not to block the box is for Department of Transportation to paint a white box on Myrtle Avenue allowing distance for cars to exit and enter 89 Street. It was painted before until the road was milled two years ago. When exiting 89 Street, residents sometimes need to wait up to … Read more
Park Lane South east of Woodhaven Boulevard has been milled, remilled, repaved, replanted…
Quality of work by DoT and Parks & Recreation is subpar. Where sewer drain is right before Woodhaven Boulevard, the road dips scratching car bottoms and road. Even a ConEd manhole was asphalted over. Entire rows of healthy trees planted two years ago were uprooted and replanted. Now that some replaced ones have died… Do … Read more
Can you spot the fire hydrant?
This dead end facing the Forest Park Shops on 88th Place has “NO PARKING ANYTIME” sign constantly ignored. Weeds and plants have covered the “yellow” fire hydrant. A few houses down, overgrown trees are towering over homes. Fallen limbs have damaged cars and homes yet homeowners are not allowed to take pre-emptive steps to trim … Read more
Parking on stretch of 94 Street above Park Lane South
Since the street dead ends, parking and driving requires extra attention. If a car parks at the grassy “No Parking Anytime” spot right outside of the “hand made” STOP sign, sanitation trucks cannot enter the end of the street to pick up trash. A neighbor has suggested marking parking lines or a law that sets … Read more
Gas price at Rego Park on September 16, 2022.
BP Gas Station at 60-50 Woodhaven Boulevard. Price went down a but, but not the cost of most consumer goods.