Report Unsafe Conditions Around PS 230 This Friday, December 19

Anna Gustafson -

The PS 230 PTA is urging worried neighbors to alert the city to a slew of safety concerns on area streets during a “parent 311 call-in campaign” on Friday, December 19.

Following repeated requests from parents and other community leaders for the city to address traffic safety issues around PS 230 (located at 1 Albemarle Road for the Upper School and 425 McDonald Avenue for the Lower School), PTA leaders said the city has consistently turned a blind eye to the problems – and now they’re hoping public pressure will prompt some change.

“We have submitted formal requests for appropriate signage – this has been ignored!” the PTA wrote on a flyer announcing Friday’s call-in campaign. “We have requested sufficient crossing guards on all appropriate crossings – this has been ignored! We have requested speed bumps on the side streets surrounding our schools – this has been ignored! We are tired of being ignored!”

PTA officials are asking that individuals call 311 sometime during Friday to report one of the following safety conditions:

  • Dangerous intersection at Church Avenue and McDonald Avenue, Caton Avenue and McDonald Avenue, and Dahill Road and Albemarle Road – all of which the PTA pointed out do not have crossing guards.
  • Lack of school crossing signage around both the Upper and Lower PS 230 schools.
  • Fast moving traffic on side streets approaching PS 230, including cars moving at hazardous speeds down Albemarle Road and all crossing side streets. “Speed bumps must be installed on Albemarle Road, Mina Street and Dahill Road,” the PTA wrote.

Friday’s campaign follows the death of 14-year-old Mohammad Naiem Uddin, a high school freshman who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Caton Avenue last month. Since then, parents and other area leaders, including Councilman Brad Lander, have intensified their call for the city to act – and on January 8 the DOT, including Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, will meet with community members at PS 130 (70 Ocean Parkway).

Many thanks to neighbor Stephanie for letting us know about this 311 campaign!