Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (l.) and CB 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton (Goldfeder’s immediate l.) discussed dangerous intersections in Tudor Village.
Photo Courtesy of Assemblyman Goldfeder’s Office
As city officials prepare to enforce the latest element of the de Blasio administration’s Vision Zero transit-safety initiative—reducing the default speed limit to 25 miles per hour from 30 mph—residents of Tudor Village this week learned that speed bumps may soon be installed on a street that many have considered dangerous for decades.
In response to long-standing concerns raised by residents over frequent traffic accidents in the area, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) wrote a letter to city Department of Transportation Queens Borough Commissioner Dalila Hall urging the agency to expedite and approve its ongoing study to install speed bumps on 84th Street between Pitkin Avenue and North Conduit Avenue.
According to the DOT, the agency previously studied the viability of installing speed bumps on 84th Street between Pitkin and 133rd avenues and determined them to be feasible. The current DOT study of the location began in early September and is ongoing. If the DOT determines that the speed bump is feasible, the plan would proceed to Community Board 10 for approval.
“I urge the Department of Transportation to listen to the long-standing concerns of Tudor Village residents and immediately take the necessary actions to improve this dangerous intersection,” Goldfeder said in his letter. “Installing speed bumps on 84th Street will slow traffic in the neighborhood and make the streets safer for our families.”
Isabella Romano, a Tudor Village resident, echoed Goldfeder’s request for the traffic-calming device and said that the dangerous condition has had an impact on her family’s daily routine.
“I’ve lived in Tudor Village on 84th Street for 17 years and there has always been a constant fear of accidents at 84th Street and 133rd Avenue,” she noted.
By Michael V. Cusenza
