Dozens of people rallied in Greenpoint Friday in support of a plan to redesign McGuinness Boulevard, where three people have been killed in traffic accidents since 2012 and hundreds more have been injured.
reported that the mayor had walked back his support for the redesign, which would reduce the street’s four vehicle travel lanes to two in order to add bike lanes.
“We are here tonight to tell the mayor that Greenpoint needs him to make good on his promise and to implement his plan to make McGuinness safe, that is what we want, is what we need,” LaCherra told the crowd. “It's particularly hurtful when they throw out this entire plan because someone in Eric Adams' administration tells them, ‘forget all of the organizing, forget what your professionals have told you, forget what the people who have engineering degrees have done.’ Someone just whispers in your ear and says, ‘no, no, no, it's all outsiders’ — and it's not true. We're here,” he said.“NYC DOT is dedicated to enhancing the safety of critical arteries like McGuinness Boulevard.
The rally Friday was held outside Broadway Stages, a film production company with several stages in the area that has come out against the plan. The company is owned by the Argentos, a powerful family at the forefront of the campaign against the street redesign, according to“We think it's shortsighted and what it’s doing is yielding to the pedestrians and bikers without thinking about impact on businesses.
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