Poor quality of street paving work done at 121 Street in South Richmond Hill

In the last 24 hours, .74″ of rain fell in our area according to Weather Underground. Yet, puddles lower than the sewage drain and potholes are filled with rain water. These pictures are spots between 107 and 109 Avenues taken on October 5th, yet you can find similar problem in many spots throughout South Richmond … Read more

Answering some Q&A from voters

Tell me about your background, accomplishments , how long have you lived in Forest Hills .N..Y., Richard (Middle Village) Thanks Richard for your question.  I worked for Westinghouse Electric, am owner of Identity Map Company, am President of Central Queens Republican Club, lives in Queens since the 80s, Forest Hills nearly 10 years. Stop with … 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.

Eastbound LIE Service Road right after 69 Lane has its number of lanes cut from 3 to 2.

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

High occurrence of accidents when turning on or off 69 Street at 58 Avenue and at Caldwell Avenue.

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