QUEENS, NY (TIP): House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY), NYS Assembly Member Aravella Simotas, and NYC Council Member Costa Constantinides announced November 21 they sent a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio requesting traffic enforcement agents at intersections along 82nd Street between Marine Terminal Road and Astoria Boulevard to ease congestion near LaGuardia Airport.
“This particularly complicated stretch of 82nd Street presents a series of challenges to the local community, due to the confluence of 23rd Avenue, Ditmars Boulevard, the Grand Central Parkway, and traffic in and out of the airport,” wrote the lawmakers.
With the ongoing redevelopment of LaGuardia, the officials stressed the need for action to address the flow of traffic.
“[We] would like to request that traffic officers be positioned at these intersections during peak traffic hours, to ensure the smooth and orderly flow of cars and minimize congestion,” the lawmakers continued.