{"id":147799,"date":"2026-02-27T21:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/147799\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T21:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:55:09","slug":"cb10-opposes-dots-truck-route-proposal-on-third-avenue-between-65th-and-86th-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/147799\/","title":{"rendered":"CB10 opposes DOT\u2019s truck route proposal on Third Avenue between 65th and 86th streets"},"content":{"rendered":"

During its monthly meeting, Community Board 10 (CB10) members discussed their strong opposition to a proposed truck route by the New York Department of Transportation (DOT) that includes Third Avenue from 65th to 86th streets.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommittee members expressed significant concerns about the proposed routes, citing potential negative impact on safety for children, increased congestion, noise and air pollution in already busy commercial and residential areas,\u201d said Jaynemarie Capetanakis, temporary chairperson of the Traffic and Transportation Committee.<\/p>\n

Members also stressed the need for a more thorough study of alternative routes and community input regarding the challenges imposed by large 53-foot trucks. The committee discussed the challenges given that the truck routes are in effect 24 hours a day for 365 days a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThird Avenue is home to numerous residents, businesses and festivals which would all be impacted by this change,\u201d Capetanakis said.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>The NYC DOT\u2019s proposal to form a truck route on Third Avenue between 65th and 86th Streets was strongly opposed by Community Board 10 members. Photo: Eagle Urban Media<\/p>\n

The committee unanimously agreed to send a letter to DOT detailing their feedback and concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a motion to send a letter to NYC DOT and copy to elected officials in CB10 outlining concerns and comments about DOT\u2019s proposed extension of truck routes to include Third Avenue from 65th to 86th streets and 86th from Third Avenue to Fort Hamilton Parkway,\u201d said Capetanakis. \u201cThird Avenue is already a busy commercial corridor with schools, restaurants, which include outdoor dining and buses.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the Feb. 23 meeting, board members doubled down on their opposition to the proposal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a little bit surprised by this,\u201d said Lawrence Stelter. \u201cDOT should know that Third Avenue is a commercial street with buses and bicycles. Likewise, with 86th Street, that\u2019s the heart of the Bay Ridge shopping district. Here they are putting a truck route through the middle of it. Just folly. I\u2019d be adamant about making sure this doesn\u2019t go through.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to vote against it as we should, and they\u2019re going to do what they want anyway, so this is extremely upsetting and frustrating,\u201d said Julie Thum. \u201cThey are the ones that insisted we get the Citi Bikes, so we have those. When is it going to end? Now we have the increased dangers of more bicyclists, also. So, I just want to know if they\u2019ve actually come and looked at the area. What do we do if they just override any recommendations or suggestions?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody was taken by surprise because you\u2019re talking about an already crowded and difficult to navigate street,\u201d said Capetanakis. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the main arteries. It\u2019s a commercial corridor in our community and, as anyone who\u2019s tried to drive, ride their bike or walk even from 65th to 86th Street knows, there\u2019s usually a number of double-parked cars or delivery trucks already that are in the roadway that would make it difficult or unsafe for people to have these large trucks coming through.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>The NYC DOT\u2019s proposal to form a truck route on Third Avenue between 65th and 86th Streets was strongly opposed by Community Board 10 members. Photo: Eagle Urban Media<\/p>\n

CB10 District Manager Josephine Beckmann said that DOT has asked for feedback.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, they\u2019re going to be moving towards rulemaking,\u201d she said. \u201cThey say sometime in the spring during the rulemaking process. That\u2019s a very public process. It\u2019ll be the opportunity for further public comment. We\u2019ll be able to attend public hearings hosted by the DOT. \u201c<\/p>\n

\u201cThey haven\u2019t even begun their rulemaking phase, and we\u2019re trying to get out ahead of it,\u201d Capetanakis said. \u201cWe are trying to give comment ahead of their next stage in the presentation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"During its monthly meeting, Community Board 10 (CB10) members discussed their strong opposition to a proposed truck route…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147800,"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-147799","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\/147799","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=147799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}