It\u2019s the sound of the season on city streets: cars, trucks and buses bouncing over potholes left by a harsh winter of freezing temperatures, snow, road salt and repeated cycles of melting and refreezing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re everywhere, they\u2019re at the corners, they\u2019re at the crosswalks \u2014 everywhere,\u201d said Queens resident Lorraine Persaud.<\/p>\n
So far this year, the city has received more than 11,000 311 complaints about hazardous potholes, an increase of more than 30% compared with the same period last year, when winter weather was milder.<\/p>\n
What You Need To Know<\/p>\n
New York City has received more than 11,000 311 complaints about potholes so far this year, up more than 30% from last year
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Queens has the highest number of complaints, with over 5,000 reports
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Potholes pose hazards for both drivers and pedestrians, causing injuries and vehicle damage
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The Department of Transportation has filled more than 45,000 potholes this year<\/p>\n
Queens leads the boroughs with the highest number of complaints, totaling more than 5,000.<\/p>\n
Residents say potholes are more than an inconvenience. For pedestrians, they can be a safety hazard.<\/p>\n
Riezlyn Burwell recalled an incident that left her with a sprained ankle for two weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI stepped on one pothole there and tripped and slipped. My ankle was sprained for two weeks,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Driving over potholes can also be costly, causing damage to tires, wheels, suspension systems and the undercarriage of some vehicles.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, a man in Ozone Park died when his scooter hit a pothole, causing him to fall and strike his head.<\/p>\n
Many residents are urging city officials to take quicker action to repair the streets.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe city needs emergency help right now about these patches,\u201d said Jeff Alvardao.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe mayor really has to step up his stuff and actual sit there and get the work done,\u201d Persaud said.<\/p>\n
The Department of Transportation, responsible for fixing potholes, said crews have already filled more than 45,000 this year, including 10,000 in the past week alone.<\/p>\n
Officials said work will continue to ramp up as warmer temperatures arrive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s the sound of the season on city streets: cars, trucks and buses bouncing over potholes left by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":160370,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[14333,387,25,297,9,24,12,63,308,122,124,123,27,296],"class_list":["post-160369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-alyssa-paolicelli","tag-app-public-safety","tag-app-top-stories","tag-app-traffic-and-transit","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news","tag-nyc","tag-public-safety","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-top-stories","tag-traffic-and-transit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160369","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=160369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}