A growing sinkhole at a busy Red Hook intersection is raising safety concerns among residents, who say the deteriorating roadway is becoming increasingly hazardous for both pedestrians and drivers.<\/p>\n
The sinkhole, estimated to be about two by three feet wide and several inches deep, has formed at the intersection of Van Brunt and Van Dyke streets. Locals say it has worsened over time, turning a routine crossing into a potential danger zone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was walking across the street, talking to my friend, and I stepped right into that hole,\u201d said resident Mattie Aikman. \u201cI was lucky, we recovered quickly, but if someone isn\u2019t paying attention, they\u2019re totally going to fall in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Drivers and cyclists face their own risks. Some say navigating the intersection feels like bracing for impact as vehicles jolt over the uneven pavement. Residents report that the damage isn\u2019t just inconvenient – it\u2019s costly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, I\u2019ve messed up one or two of my Jeeps once or twice from this,\u201d said Patrice.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe holes in the streets are just that bad.\u201d<\/p>\n
Frustration is mounting as neighbors say repeated 311 complaints have yet to result in visible repairs. For many, the condition of the roads reflects a broader issue across the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cI definitely feel like I\u2019m hiking through mountains,\u201d said Cosimo. \u201cThe roads seem borderline destroyed in some places around here.\u201d<\/p>\n
The impact extends beyond the street itself. Nearby business owners say the poor road conditions are affecting their livelihoods.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery time a truck goes by, every wine bottle in the store shakes,\u201d said Ron, who owns a shop near the intersection. \u201cThe road conditions are damaging everything else around us. They need repairs.\u201d<\/p>\n
There may be some relief in sight. The Department of Environmental Protection says a crew is scheduled to investigate the situation, offering hope to residents eager for a fix before the problem worsens further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A growing sinkhole at a busy Red Hook intersection is raising safety concerns among residents, who say the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218719,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-218718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218718","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=218718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}