Keyword: Nivardo Lopez
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A car drives over a speed hump outside the Hebrew Home at Riverdale on Palisade Avenue. The humps’ installation came as a surprise to the senior care facility, and some in upper management are worried this speed control device might impede legitimate fast-moving vehicles — like ambulances during an emergency.
Fasten your seatbelts for bumpy ride on Palisade Ave
Rollercoasters can be fun, so long as they’re within the confines of state fairs and amusement parks. But when they’re outside a nursing home, the adrenaline rush seems to suddenly disappear. more
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A man takes his dog for a walk through Seton Park on a chilly December morning. The park sits along Independence Avenue, which could become the site of several road design changes in the near future as part of an effort to discourage drag racing on the avenue.
Change could soon be inbound for Independence
For the better part of the year, Independence Avenue has been the site of reckless driving and street racing. With the danger the practices pose — in addition to the noise —it’s no surprise those who live on and nearby the street are fed up. more
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A pedestrian crosses the four-way intersection at Independence Avenue and West 237th Street, a place currently being studied by a working group from Community Board 8’s traffic and transportation committee. It’s an effort to make the neighborhood less of a target for speed racing.
Solutions intended to curb drag racing progressing slowly
Nothing worth having comes easy. And that’s the case for eliminating reckless driving and street racing within the confines of Bronx Community Board 8. more
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Two drivers barter for space at the mouth of West 238th Street between Cannon Place and Sedgwick Avenue. These three streets were at the center of a recent DOT study to convert this section of West 238th into a one-way street.
One-way or highway? West 238th could get makeover
If there’s one thing this part of the Bronx is known for, it’s narrow streets. Sometimes, parking on both sides of the street is so restrictive, it can really only accommodate one-way traffic — even if it’s a two-way street. more
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Speed bumps returned to Independence Avenue following Community Board 8’s traffic and transportation committee meeting last month. In spite of their return, drag racing continues to be a problem in the neighborhood.
Speed bumps no more than a bump in the road
Like how birds’ return to the American northeast each spring spells the end of winter, it wasn’t a stretch to believe the return of speed bumps to Independence Avenue would herald the end of drag racing in the surrounding neighborhood. But apparently that wasn’t the case. more
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Neighbors met with DOT’s Bronx borough commissioner Nivardo Lopez last year at the intersection of Kappock Street and Palisade Avenue where curb extensions have earned the ire of drivers and pedestrians alike. Community Board 8 traffic and transportation chair Dan Padernacht thinks he may have found a solution for the traffic woes there.
New ideas for Kappock Street intersection, but DOT silent
Could the traffic problems at Kappock Street and Palisade Avenue finally be solved? Community Board 8’s traffic and transportation committee chair Dan Padernacht believes he has the perfect way to make the meeting of those two streets safe, while making neighbors who live there happy at the same time. Now all he has to do is get the city’s transportation department to spend some more time on it. more
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The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale has water-filled barriers in front of its entrance on the corner of Netherland Avenue and Henry Hudson Parkway East, but synagogue officials want to replace them with 25 steel protective.bollards, designed to prevent vehicles from hitting anyone on that part of the sidewalk.
Bayit ready to install bollards protecting front entrance
No groups are congregating outside the Henry Hudson Parkway synagogue for The Bayit right now, but once the coronavirus crisis passes, Hebrew Institute of Riverdale leaders want to be ready to keep those people safe. more
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Traffic signs indicate cars cannot turn onto West 256th Street from Mosholu Avenue during early-morning.drop-off on school days. Parents and neighbors have complained of rampant traffic problems during both dropoff and pick-up at P.S. 81 Robert J. Christen School.
MTA's more money, less service; Fieldston's walkout
A new year means new faces, new beginnings, and even renewed interest in old problems. Take a walk through what was the first three months of 2019, straight from the front pages of The Riverdale Press. more
Dan Padernacht, chair of Community Board 8’s traffic and transportation committee, explains the stretch of spots the city’s transportation department seeks to remove with its plan to install a dedicated southbound bus lane on Broadway.
Buses on Broadway? Not with own lane, CB8 says
A bus lane on Broadway? At least as far as Community Board 8’s traffic and transportation committee is concerned, that’s probably a great big no. more
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A cyclist rides south on Broadway in a bike lane — lanes which are a contentious issue for some community members, especially since the city’s transportation department wants to add more lanes to Mosholu Avenue between West 254th and West 256th streets.
Will Mosholu Avenue be next for bike lanes?
The controversy surrounding the bicycle lane installation on Broadway near Van Cortlandt Park is still fresh in many people’s minds. But just in case it wasn’t, city transportation officials are pitching traffic calming plans for another community street — this time Mosholu Avenue between West 254th and West 256th streets. more
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