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I know there have been multiple requests to @CB11Q to #fixBellBlvd & cross streets. In 2016 I wrote to them after almost getting killed but the “most accessible level of government” has never responded here’s my story 1/@QueensBP2020 @DRichards13
On Dec 20, 2016, “I went out for some exercise. I walked 8 miles to Auburndale and back. (Yes, I like to walk) I didn’t have a single issue as a pedestrian - until I got to Hollis Hills. 2/
Around 5:20 PM, as I was crossing from the northwest corner of 82nd Ave & Bell Blvd towards the southwest corner, a white conversion van, made a sharp turn at speed turning from Northbound Bell Blvd to Westbound 82nd Ave. He came within 3 feet of me. 3/
Although he turned recklessly at speed, he stopped & rolled down his window to tell me that my clothing wasn’t bright enough — I was wearing a bright red jacket. I yelled at him, “you’d see people if you would slow the fuck down!” He then sped off. 4/
Unfortunately, mine isn’t an isolated incident. I’ve been following incidents on Bell Blvd for a while 5/
According to CrashMapper since 2017, 20 pedestrians and 2 cyclists have been injured and 2 pedestrians killed on Bell Blvd between Northern and Spencer. Remarkably, both pedestrians were killed within days of one another at the beginning of this year. 6/
On February 6, 2020, 64-year-old Deborah Scherer was hit and killed while crossing Bell Blvd near 75th Avenue. https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2020/02/13/queens-pedestrian-is-killed-on-bell-blvd-driver-uncharged/ 7/
On February 23, 2020, 88-year-old Dolores Soho was hit and killed at 48th Ave and Bell. She had survived cellulitis, the flu, a heart attack, and breast cancer but couldn’t survive crossing a @NYC_DOT designed street. https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-elderly-woman-struck-van-queens-20200224-7rrhzovxljd5lms7dkfbdpusfe-story.html 8/
You might hear, 'Bell Blvd' and assume the entire street looks like the strip near the LIRR station. But for most of its length Bell Blvd is a relatively wide street through residential neighborhoods. without a lot of traffic... a recipe for speeding. 9/
Last nights crash where a driver hit a parked car with enough force to propel both cars past the sidewalk into a front yard clearly involved speed. https://twitter.com/joby_jacob/status/1289741618690441216?s=20 /10
To my knowledge, despite multiple injuries, deaths, and requests from both residents and elected officials CB11 hasn’t discussed safety on Bell Blvd EVEN ONCE.
Ever had an incident on Bell Blvd? Please reply to this thread and share. /end
Ever had an incident on Bell Blvd? Please reply to this thread and share. /end
