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New York Daily News Upper East Side Councilman Ben Kallos calls for traffic safety fixes in new report by Jan Ransom

Upper East Side Councilman Ben Kallos calls for traffic safety fixes in new report
Jan Ransom

A report written with extensive community input, titled Livable Streets, spotlights the 10 most treacherous intersections --including E. 57th St. and Second Ave., where there have been nearly six collisions per month and Second Ave. crossings at E. 63rd and E. 60th Sts., which each record roughly five collisions per month.

New York Daily News City Lawmaker Wants DOT to Give a Month's Notice to Community Boards Before Making Traffic Changes by Jan Ransom

City Lawmaker Wants DOT to Give a Month's Notice to Community Boards Before Making Traffic Changes
Jan Ransom

Heads up!

The city would be required to give community members one month’s notice before making traffic changes under a bill introduced Thursday by Councilman Ben Kallos and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.

"Community members have a right to know about changes that are happening in their neighborhoods, and community boards are one of the best ways to spread the word," said Councilman Ben Kallos

 

New York Daily News Manhattan pols trash Upper East Side waste transfer station by Jan Ransom

Manhattan pols trash Upper East Side waste transfer station
Jan Ransom

As Upper East Siders continue their campaign to upend the reopening of the E. 91st St. waste transfer station, the politicians refuse to suggest an alternative site. Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito support the five borough plan.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/pols-trash-talk-leads-article-1.1613973#ixzz2tuMD8Mzr