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New traffi c signal OK’d for Coddington and Crosby aves
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO
A long-awaited traffi c control, on
a community’s wish list for many
years, is on its way to becoming a
reality.
Residents of Waterbury-LaSalle
are celebrating after a request for
a traffi c light at the corner of Coddington
and Crosby avenues, a corner
where residents petitioned the
NYC Department of Transportation
for a traffi c signal in recent years,
was approved.
Community Board 10’s district
manager Matt Cruz recently put in
a request for a traffi c light at the location,
following an earlier request
by the previous CB 10 district manager.
“A request was made by CB10
and DOT studied the location and
found the signal feasible,” stated
DOT spokeswoman Alana Morales
concerning the new signal. “It was
approved this month and is scheduled
for installation by the end of the
year.”
Cruz said that he believes the installation
of a traffi c light at this corner
will fi nally calm the intersection
and let motorists navigate through it
with clear visibility.
“People will slow down because
they see that traffi c signal, and it
will prevent a lot of the accidents
and near misses that so many people
were so concerned about,” said
Cruz.
Cruz added: “Unfortunately DOT
has to see statistics, but the community
knew for a long time that
it needed this and we are glad that
DOT fi nally confi rmed our request.”
Michelle Torrioni said she recalls
that the late Joe Oddo, her predecessor
as president of the Pelham
Bay Taxpayers and Community Association,
who lived near the intersection,
was a fi erce advocate for the
traffi c light.
A Bronx Times article from
2014 reported that Oddo collected
over 200 signatures in two and half
hours on a petition calling for a
street light at the intersection, citing
A traffi c light is in the works for Coddington and Crosby avenue.
Community News Group / Patrick Rocchio
poor visibility for motorists
crossing Crosby from Coddington
Avenue.
Torrioni said motorists traveling
eastbound on Coddington Avenue
(from the direction of East Tremont
Avenue) to cross or turn on Crosby
Avenue were vulnerable because of
limited visibility, sometimes worsened
by trucks or vans that parked
close to the street corners.
“It is a win for the community,”
said Torrioni.
Mary Jane Musano, president of
the Waterbury-LaSalle Community
Association said there were lots of
accidents at the intersection.
“Crosby Avenue is a commercial
thoroughfare, with a lot of people
walking and passing through at any
given hour, and this is a nice safety
enhancement,” said Cruz.
Motorists who cross the intersection of Coddington and Crosby avenues may be
able to do so in a safer manner as the NYC DOT plans on installing a traffi c light
at the location. Community News Group / Patrick Rocchio
Tonewall performed an incredible rendition of The National Anthem.
Photo by Dennis Cohen
The NYCFC Smoke Stacks, symbols from the streets of the city that
never sleeps, were adorned in the colors of Pride Month.
Photo by Dennis Cohen
New York City
Football Club Hosts
LGBTQ
Pride Match
New York City Football Club’s Ismael
Tajouri-Shradi (l) and Alexandru MitriÐÐ
wore jerseys in recognition of Pride
Month. Photo by Dennis Cohen
An on-fi eld Pride Month Flag Procession was held prior to the match. Photo by Dennis Cohen
In honor of Pride Month, the New York
City Football Club hosted its third annual
Pride Match on Thursday, June 6 as
the home team took on FC Cincinnati at
Yankee Stadium. The pre-game festivities
included Tonewall, the premier pop a cappella
band of the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus,
singing The National Anthem; The Tunnel
of Honor and Color Guard; corner fl ags
and procession fl ags, the setting off of
the NYCFC smoke stacks and a pre-game
panel discussing the the power of LGBTQ
inclusion in and through sport.
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