City denies CB5 traffic study request at shelter site

Community Board 5 submitted a request on Sep. 25 for a traffic study at 78-16 Cooper Ave., the site for a proposed 125-family transitional housing facility.

With concerns for heavy traffic volume along a local truck at the planned development site, the board asked the New York City Department of Buildings Queens Borough structure gonflable Commissioner Derek Lee consider the “narrow” sidewalk in front of the property and what could potentially be “dangerous conditions for residents.”

A spokesperson for the Department of Buildings responded to the traffic study proposal;

The Commissioner understands your concerns but since the proposed project (Alt 1 #420987613) is “As Of Right” the New York City Department of Buildings cannot arbitrarily request that a traffic study be performed before reviewing the plans or add it as a required item before approval.

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