These strobing lights are no party for locals.

Constant flashing from city-operated street lights in Queens have distracted drivers and irked nearby residents for weeks – and was only fixed after a social media post exposed the issue, The Post has learned.

Constant light flashes on city-operated street lights in Queens have distracted drivers and irked nearby residents for weeks. Edward Pastore

Complaints about the strobing lights on the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk along the Shore Front Parkway date back to at least Dec. 29 — but the flashing only stopped Sunday night thanks to “temporary repairs” from the Department of Transportation.

The DOT is still working to continue the maintenance work, an agency rep said, adding the flickering lights were caused by cable damage. The agency did not return a request for comment regarding when it became aware of the matter or when the repair work is set to end.

Rockaway Beach resident Edward Pastore blasted the weeks-long delay in repairs, arguing the neglected issue poses a security risk to both distracted drivers and locals taking a nighttime stroll. Estrella McDaniel/NY Post

Residents living near the boardwalk blasted the weeks-long delay in repairs, lamenting to The Post that the neglected issue poses a security risk to both distracted drivers and locals who enjoy nighttime boardwalk strolls.

“Lights are security: when people want to walk on the boardwalk, especially when it gets really dark — you know, darker earlier — people still want to walk,” said Rockaway Beach local Edward Pastore.

The 20-year resident claimed the neighborhood has consistently been on the receiving end of slow fixes from the city when there’s an issue.

“That’s a normal problem in Rockaway [Beach], is things not being done in a timely manner,” Pastore, 68, said. “Especially now that it’s winter, nobody really cares.”

“It’s a problem, because it means the infrastructure is wrong,” said Marian Brewer, a 49-year-old barista at Rockaway Roasters.

“I live right on the boardwalk, I see everything,” she added. “They’re not on top of it: If they were on top of it, it wouldn’t keep happening.”

“It’s a problem, because it means the infrastructure is wrong,” said Marian Brewer, a 49-year-old barista at Rockaway Roasters. Gabriella Bass for NY Post

The NYC Parks Department, which maintains the boardwalk, was notified of the defective lights in late December, and utility company PSEG’s crews subsequently inspected the issue on Jan. 13, city councilmember Joann Ariola’s office told The Post.

After PSEG determined its own equipment was in working order, it contacted the city’s Department of Transportation, which is responsible for maintaining the Big Apple’s streetlights.

A now-viral X video from a WNYC reporter further boosted the issue on Jan. 16 — weeks after the bizarre light display began. Two days later, temporary fixes from the DOT appeared to stop the flashing, according to a social media update.

“Thank you to whatever hardworking people figured out how to fix them,” the update reads.

The DOT is still working to continue the maintenance work, an agency rep said, adding the flickering lights were caused by cable damage. Edward Pastore

But not all New Yorkers were amused with the light display.

“These agencies decided to play a weeks-long game of volleyball with this, bouncing it back and forth and eventually dragging in PSEG, when it was obviously a DOT issue from the start,” Ariola fumed to The Post.

The DOT has received about 90 streetlight-related 311 complaints for the area surrounding the boardwalk since 2020, according to a Post review of city data. While most are resolved within days, one recent complaint took nearly a month to close.

The most recent 311 complaint, made Oct. 15 regarding a damaged lamppost on Beach 98th Street, remains in progress.

“I hope that under the new commissioner, the DOT finally starts taking some accountability and begins understanding what they are responsible for,” Ariola said.

“What happened on the boardwalk was ridiculous, and it should not take a call from a city councilmember to get people to do their jobs,” she added. “We all deserve better, and I thank the community for their patience.”