Photo Courtesy of Concerned Reader
This image of a truck parked for several days at South Conduit Avenue and 126th Street was captured on Saturday.
By Michael V. Cusenza
Following a Forum story spotlighting the concerns raised by South Ozone Park residents regarding detached trailers parked near busy intersections along both North and South Conduit avenues, 106th Precinct police officials this week visited troubled spots along the thoroughfares and reported findings to the newspaper.
“We did tow a motor home this morning, and we will continue the enforcement and outreach,” new Neighborhood Coordination Sgt. Gurvinder Singh told The Forum on Monday. “We also spoke to the towing company owners and made them aware of the situation.”
The Forum was first apprised of the issue earlier this month by a concerned reader.
“Here are some of the problems people are dealing with in South Ozone Park,” the resident wrote in an email. “If you have driven on South Conduit and North Conduit Avenue you have probably passed these tractor trailers parked illegally taking up lanes on these busy intersections and yet they continue to be a daily nuisance in this area.”
The reader attached three photos illustrating the dilemma: cab-less trailers parked at North Conduit Avenue and 129th Street; South Conduit Avenue and 126th Street; South Conduit Avenue and 127th Street.
As we noted in last week’s edition, City Department of Transportation Traffic Rules state: “Street storage of boat trailers, mobile homes and mobile medical diagnostic vehicles prohibited;” and “Street storage of vehicles prohibited.”
