Bay Ridge board seeks safer crossing for school children
Street conditions, crossing guard shortage cited as key problems
Thousands of children are potentially in danger when they walk to schools in Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights due to deteriorating roadway conditions and a shortage of school crossing guards, according to Community Board 10 officials, who are working on a transportation safety plan.
At one school, P.S. 69 (6302 Ninth Ave.), a recurring problem with street cave-ins in and around the crosswalk in the intersection is putting kids at risk of tripping and falling, Board 10 District Manager Josephine Beckmann said.
The cause of the cave-ins is a mystery, but Beckmann told the Brooklyn Eagle that it happens often enough to make people nervous. The community board wants the city to get to the bottom of it and make the necessary repairs, she said. “There has to be some underlying reason why it’s happening,” she told the Eagle.