Pedestrian

04/27/2023 - 10:42

This intersection has no crosswalk, but is still heavily used. People, including those with children in strollers have to jump over guard rails but choose to do so because it feels safer than crossing at 60th St. Perhaps a pedestrian-only crosswalk like at 59th Street could be added here?

Bus Stuck in Traffic

04/27/2023 - 10:37

Buses get stuck in traffic heading south at 39th St all the time. Not sure how much is due to traffic pattern and how much is due to construction.

Other

04/27/2023 - 10:33

Because of highway providing shelter from elements, and guardrails providing shelter from cars/trucks, area has become a frequent site of homeless encampments.

No Crosswalk

04/27/2023 - 10:31

There is no crosswalk for people going to Micro Center

Signage Problems

04/27/2023 - 10:28

Triangle-shaped median at entrance to BQE at 62nd Street, and area on 3 Ave next to Father Tom Joyce Park/across from BMW and Audi (where OLPH Soccer plays) has no signage indicating parking regulations, so it has become storage for seldom used and abandoned cars. Police say that since there is no signage, they can't ticket illegal parking, so area has become like a junkyard.

Not Enough Time to Cross

04/27/2023 - 10:21

Adding another voice for 65th Street and 3 Ave -- intersection needs to be shortened. Crossing from Bay Ridge Towers to John Allen Payne Park takes too long, and turning cars/trucks don't yield. It needs curb extensions, and a leading pedestrian interval on this part of the intersection.

Accessibility

04/27/2023 - 10:19

People who work at Brooklyn Army Terminal cross here, but a recent sidewalk/bike lane project removed the crosswalk, making this a dangerous crossing. Can it be re-added? Also, ever since the school was built and contractors parked their cars on this sidwalk, the local auto shop and other local businesses have felt empowered to take over a portion of the sidewalk and store destroyed vehicles on the sidewalk on way to MS936.

Public Space

04/27/2023 - 10:16

The jersey barriers here work really well to separate pedestrians from cars, but they are really ugly. Maybe a mural or beautification project can help these stand out, and not become grafitti magnets.

Public Space

04/24/2023 - 20:09

Completely eliminate metered and unmetered parking beneath the BQE for the entire curbed spans adjacent to 53rd Street (the traffic island between 52nd St and 53rd St, and the traffic island between 53rd St and 54th St) and substitute these areas with hardscaped sports-heavy parkland like under the Triboro or the FDR. This will minimize the exposure that most pedestrians traveling to-and-from the subway have to idling parked cars, revving parked cars, and poorly-parked cars blocking east-to-west crossings of Third Avenue. It will also bring much-needed recreation space to the area, and make visiting Industry City a more pleasant experience by subway (and by foot/bike from points east) more pleasant, incentivizing repeat visits and boosting the local economy. It would also be nice if all parking beneath the BQE between 19th Street and 54th Street was turned into metered parking, with fines applied, please. Certain vehicles have been rotting under there from before COVID.