The Case of the Missing Crossing Signal
We spotted this tweet earlier in the week from @zealousidler:
Just called 311 about the missing pedestrian signal on 18 th and 5th ave. Hope to see a replacement soon. #Southslope#Sandy
— Liza (@zealousidler) January 11, 2013
Sure enough:
Funny thing is, though, nobody seems to know where the crossing signal, which was damaged during Sandy, went. In response to her initial inquiry, the DOT told @zealousidler that the signal was “functioning normally,” which theoretically could be the case, but we’d rather see it functioning on our crosswalk.
We have reached out to Jeremy Laufer from Community Board 7, to see if anyone can get us a status update on the return of the signal, but have not yet received a response. We’ll let you know as soon as we do.
In the meantime, be extra careful when crossing at 18th Street and 5th Ave.