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QUEENS WEEKLY, APRIL 28, 2019
Fresh Pond Road Station Photo: Max Parrott/QNS
M train
and community relations
for New York City Transit.
In addition to
maintaining and
repainting the steel
structure, the construction
crew will be cleaning
the area underneath the
train, which has become a
site of excessive dumping
in various spots along
the line.
Songhai announced
that there are no plans for
any changes to the subway
service along the line as a
result of the repairs.
She also reassured
residents that the
construction crew will
be containing the areas
of construction as they
are removing the paint
in order to mitigate
chips of lead paint from
scattering into the
surrounding area.
“Pretty much every
structure in NYC transit
owns needs some sort
of lead abatement,”
Songhai said.
Reach reporter Max
Parrott by email at
mparrott@schnepsmedia.
com or by calling (718) 224-
5863, ext. 226.
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P.S. 376
opened in September
2017. The councilman
wrote multiple letters to
DOT and took a tour of
the school site with the
city agency.
“After asking
the Department of
Transportation to
reevaluate this issue and
requesting the addition
of traffic signals at
48th Avenue and 211th
Street, I am pleased
to hear that DOT will
install traffic treatments
at this location,” said
Vallone. “Collaboration
with Principal Kang,
the school’s PTA and the
DOT was a critical part
of implementing these
positive changes. The
safety of our children
always comes first, and
I thank the DOT for
their responsiveness
to the concerns of
the community.”
Over the winter,
school community
members gathered over
200 petition signatures
in support for increased
safety improvements at
the Bayside Hills school.
Vallone delivered the
signatures to DOT and
co-authored a letter
with Rozic calling on
the agency to conduct a
traffic study during dropoff
and pick-up hours to
determine the feasibility
of installing traffic
safety measures.
“The wellbeing of our
students is paramount and
every effort must be taken
to ensure their safety at
all times, but especially
near and around schools,”
said Rozic. “I’m gratified
that the Department of
Transportation has agreed
to add traffic signals
and safety treatments at
48th Avenue and 211th
Street — the intersection
surrounding P.S. 376.
I would also like to
acknowledge the efforts
of Principal Kang and the
school’s PTA.”
In September 2017,
Vallone collaborated with
the school’s Principal
Clara Kang and DOT to
install signage bringing
down the area’s speed
limit from 25 to 20 miles
per hour.
“We are pleased to work
with the elected officials
and the school community
to install the new traffic
signals in front of P.S. 376,”
said DOT Queens Borough
Commissioner Nicole
Garcia. “As this school
continues to grow, the
signals coupled with new
high-visibility crosswalks
will provide clear,
designated crossing time
for pedestrians, making
it easier and safer for
everyone, especially the
young students.”
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by e-mail at
jbagcal@qns.com or by
phone at (718) 224-5863
ext. 214.
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