An intersection redesign meant to improve safety in Concourse Village is instead creating new hazards for drivers and pedestrians, neighbors say.<\/p>\n
News 12 observed the dangers at East 156th Street and the Grand Concourse, where illegally parked vehicles routinely block crosswalks and portions of the roadway, creating dangerous blind spots.<\/p>\n
One car often blocks the crosswalk while another obstructs the roadway, making it difficult for drivers to see oncoming traffic.<\/p>\n
State Assemblymember Chantel Jackson, who represents the 79th Assembly District, said the intersection has been a safety concern since it was redesigned several years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really hard to make this turn,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cWe\u2019ve already had a few incidents where cars have hit each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cars struggle to make a left turn as their car must be halfway in the intersection for them to see oncoming traffic.<\/p>\n
\u201cImagine at rush hour, 3 to 6 p.m.,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cThis is busy, and it\u2019s constantly back and forth \u2014 trying to figure out who has the right of way and how to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the News 12 interview, a driver ignored posted \u201cDo Not Enter\u201d and \u201cNo Turn\u201d signs, driving the wrong way down a one-way street.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an illegal turn we\u2019re watching happen right now,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cThis happens all day long.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jackson said the combination of illegally parked vehicles and drivers traveling the wrong direction is a recipe for disaster.<\/p>\n
She said she has repeatedly contacted the city Department of Transportation, urging officials to install concrete barriers to eliminate the blind spots and prevent illegal parking.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t create a blind spot for anyone, but it also makes sure that no one parks in that space,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cI know residents aren\u2019t going to like it because it takes away a parking spot, but it\u2019s not a real parking spot. It was made up, and it has to go because it\u2019s not safe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An intersection redesign meant to improve safety in Concourse Village is instead creating new hazards for drivers and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109686,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":{"0":"post-109685","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-the-bronx","8":"tag-bronx","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-nyc","12":"tag-the-bronx","13":"tag-the-bronx-headlines","14":"tag-the-bronx-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}