Flushing pols demand progress on Northern Blvd.
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
City Councilman Peter
Koo and state Sen. Toby Ann
Stavisky stood together on
Friday to call upon the city
Department of Transportation
to finish repainting the lines
on Northern Boulevard, citing
dangerous conditions due to
months of no street markings.
Koo and Stavisky
were joined on Feb. 22 by
Community Board 7 Chair
Gene Kelty near the Daniel
Carter Beard Mall, at
Northern Boulevard and
Main Street in Flushing.
They claimed that the lack
of lines have contributed to
traffic flow problems, and an
increased risk of accidents.
Resurfacing on the 1.5-mile
stretch of Northern Boulevard
from College Point Boulevard
to 156th Street began last
fall, but delays stretched
the project into the winter
preventing the thermoplastic
lane markings from sticking.
After community complaints,
the city placed temporary lane
lines, but those markings have
since faded leaving a dangerous
City Councilman Peter Koo (r.) and state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (c.) are calling on the Department
of Transportation to finish repaving the lines on Northern Boulevard, where street markings are
still missing. Courtesy of Koo’s offi ce
thoroughfare where multiple
lanes of traffic have no clear
markings to direct vehicle or
pedestrian traffic.
Last year, Koo introduced
legislation Intro. 1805 that would
require all pavement markings
be repainted one week after the
completion of street resurfacing
work. The resurfacing on
Northern was completed at least
two months ago.
“We understand that
delays happen, but Northern
Boulevard is a Vision Zero
Priority Corridor that deserves
to be treated as the highest
priority,” said Koo. “Without
the proper lane and pedestrian
markings, whatever dangers
that already exist on this busy
thoroughfare are significantly
exacerbated, and the city needs
to finish the job and treat this
corridor with the urgency
it deserves.”
Kelty said the board is
in favor of Intro. 1805 for
permanent markings, which
is mandatory after the
completion of a project.
“Board 7 feels that one
week is ample time to put
in permanent markings
and we thank Councilman
Koo for this introduction
and we wholeheartedly
support Senator Stavisky
and Council Member Koo in
this call to complete the lines
on Northern Boulevard,”
said Kelty.
Stavisky commended the
DOT for completing much
needed paving on Northern
Boulevard last year, but
is insisting the DOT add
the finishing touches to
the project.
“It is dangerous for both
drivers and pedestrians,
especially in the evening.
The safety and well-being
of our constituents is a top
priority, and I hope that we
can work together to solve
this issue in a timely manner,”
said Stavisky.
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