DeBlasio in Dyker Heights – Crazy Drivers
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Mayor de Blasio was at IS 259 in Dyker Heights to talk about Vision Zero. Electeds united in this: Senator Gounardes, Assemblymember Frontus & Councilman Brannan. I mention this because this is new for our community – to see them working together and getting things done.
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The audience is different than you would think – school was closed so this was just for the press. They should invite at least some representatives of the public to see all this “curtain gathering” and hear the “new plan.”
Interesting pic of the room:
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Polly Trottenberg said they will:
a) Stagger lights
b) Make lights longer so pedestrians can cross
Mayor De Blasio said:
a) More enforsement *This will continue to be a problem here if the NYPD are not on the streets.
b) More cameras near schools
c) Texting while driving (The Mayor said he had the police ticket a woman who he saw texting while driving – The Post picked up that story)
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You know it’s big news when Peter Abbate there.
That’s a strange reply the Mayor gave to that question – I bet the biking community is going to take him to task for it. (See here)
Senator Gounardes talked about his grandmother losing a daughter due to an accident. Gounardes said deaths are preventable.
Senator Gounardes spoke about changing the culture that drives people to speed. Gounardes supports speed cameras in front of school (so do I because the driving near schools is crazy). Gounades is a good guy and he’s going to do the right thing for our district.
Hugs,
marlene
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