Sidewalk Parking by the dealership, blocking wheelchair route. Unlicensed vehicles parked on the street. No NYPD enforcement.

This intersection is dangerous for pedestrians and drivers. Trucks and cars often block the box and also the walking/pedestrian signs. In addition, the intersection does not take into account the long-standing traffic related to construction here. The construction here will take years to complete so the roads need to accommodate this work. I've seen a fist fight take place here between drivers and have almost been hit by vehicles a few times as I work right here.

Northern Blvd. is terrible from start to finish. We need a road diet and complete street the entire way. I know the point of this project is western queens, but please note that the problems only get work going east and not to forget about the rest of the street. In this area in particular we should have slow down drivers so that people feel more welcome coming into the park (and traveling further east).

The gloomy, overwhelming, dark, noisy MTA structure makes this part of the street more alienating and frightening, and I am convinced it makes drivers more aggressive. The structure should be sandblasted and painted a paler color, with diffuse, golden lighting spread throughout the structure, rather than relying on a few glaring orange mercury vapor lamps. Sidewalks should be wider, as the columns for the MTA structure occupy much of the current sidewalks. New construction around the street should be built with sound-attenuating surfaces.

All along Northern, there is a "no stopping" zone from 7 am to 10 am. Yet at many locations, including this one, shops use the curbside lane during those hours. This shows that we don't actually need 3 mixed-traffic lanes, and have quite a bit of pavement that could be re-dedicated to tree allees or protected bike lanes. Here, the car dealership uses the curb lane to illegally store vehicles that don't have license plates.

Car dealership leaves cars for sale on sidewalk. These dealers have been warned for years. Since there's no legal way to just ban that land use in that location, why not install physical barriers on the sidewalk so this can't happen?

The way this gas station has designed its operations, a big cistern truck has to park on the sidewalks of both Northern and Newtown, narrowing the sidewalks. They try to leave space for pedestrians, but the space is awkward. Long-term, maybe not the best place for a gas station?

Get rid of the drive-thru. Cars back up onto the sidewalk, and hungry east-bound motorists taking left turns across multiple lanes of traffic are a hazard to all.

This whole block is used for storage of new, for-sale cars, starting well before 10 am. This shows that the no-stopping zone isn't really necessary, and that car showrooms like to take public space for their own benefit.