latest rejection on social media last week<\/a>, saying the city failed to \u201cgive this school what it needs\u201d \u2014 especially in the wake of the crash.<\/p>\nThe crossing guard was escorting children through the 125th Street and 23rd Avenue intersection at 8 a.m. in March 2025 when a car smashed into her, according to a police report.<\/p>\n
The 47-year-old was rushed to the hospital with neck, forehead and knee injuries \u2014 and continues to suffer from the trauma today, police and the councilwoman said. <\/p>\n
The elementary school had asked numerous times for a stoplight, a four-way stop sign or speed bumps in the wake of the crash, but the city Department of Transportation ruled that the intersection didn\u2019t need extra safety measures. <\/p>\n
Instead, officials installed a four-way stop sign one block east of the intersection, which Paladino said \u201cdid nothing\u201d to curb the incessant speeding.<\/p>\n
A crossing guard was struck at the corner in 2023, according to the school and Paladino. Councilmember Vickie Paladin<\/p>\n
Students led their own \u201cCall to Action\u201d and sent a series of letters to the DOT pleading for some form of speed reduction infrastructure at the dangerous cross street.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a problem in our community,\u201d one student wrote in a letter, saying they \u201cnoticed cars have been speeding a lot lately.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo me, this puts many lives in danger \u2026 If we don\u2019t take action now, then it is possible for another accident like the one last year to happen again \u2026 Please we need your help!\u201d<\/p>\n
The campaign involved letters, phone calls, 311 reports and more, according to Paladino. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere were cars constantly going by with no regard to the fact that it\u2019s by a school, no regard for anything,\u201d Paladino told The Post. Instagram\/cmvpaladino<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd yet: denied, denied, deny. Multi-way stop sign: denied. Speed hump: denied. Traffic signal: denied,\u201d the Queens politician told The Post. <\/p>\n
\u201cJesus, Mary and Joseph, what the hell?\u201d<\/p>\n
A DOT spokesperson told The Post that it had reviewed traffic and pedestrian volumes surrounding the school, and identified two other intersections as ideal spots for speed reduction measures.<\/p>\n
An all-way stop sign was installed at 25th Avenue and 126th Street\u00a0last year, just one block north of another that was installed on the same street in 2021. <\/p>\n
\u201cEvery New Yorker deserves safe streets and school children ought to be protected as they travel to and from school,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNYC DOT has recently installed two all-way stop signs around this school in response to community requests\u2014\u00a0these decisions are guided by safety data and unique local conditions, and we will always work with communities to make our streets safer for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
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