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After Years of Accidents, Tribeca Corner Gets a Stop Light
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Jacob Dobkin
Published Feb 22, 2012
Modified Feb 22, 2012
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Jacob Dobkin
Published Feb 22, 2012
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Tribeca residents had been asking for a stop light at the corner of Duane and Greenwich for more than twenty years. The intersection sees a ton of pedestrian traffic from two schools, a park and playground, a senior center, and the large Independence Plaza development, as well as a high volume of speeding taxis and cars shooting down Greenwich at full speed. But despite more than ten accidents in recent years and dozens of requests from community residents and local officials, the Department of Transportation refused to install a new light. Then, five months ago, three-year old Ozzie Carty was struck by a taxi, and the DOT finally gave in.
Today, the new light was unveiled: Ozzie and his family were there to receive the congratulations of Borough President Scott Stringer, Council Member Margaret Chen, and NY State Senator Daniel Squadron. Stringer said "a stoplight might not seem like much, but today the parents and children of TriBeCa are significantly safer because of this much needed reform."
N.B.: You're probably wondering why Gothamist is covering the unveiling of a street light. The answer is that this modest post meets the exact press pass qualifications of the NYPD's Deputy Commissioner of Public Information, in that it features a public press event staged by the City of New York. As part of a compromise worked out with the NYPD, Jake has agreed to post two similar clips to replace four that were rejected by the NYPD during his appeal hearing last month. If you're interested in learning about why posts about the World Trade Center Memorial don't qualify, but a post about a street light does qualify, stay tuned for part two of "Gothamist's Absurd Struggle to Get an NYPD Press Pass", which we'll publish next week.
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Jake Dobkin co-founded Gothamist with Jen Chung. In 2019, Jake released Ask a Native New Yorker, a book based on his Gothamist advice column.
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