Councilmember, DOT unveil new speed bump near Bay Ridge school
On Thursday, May 24, Councilmember Justin Brannan, the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), parents and students were in attendance for a ribbon cutting ceremony for a speed bump on 87th Street between Third Avenue and Ridge Boulevard, near P.S. 185 the Walter Kassenbrock school.
Brannan, who has long been advocating for safer streets in Bay Ridge but has especially done so in the wake of two accidents within the last month that left a 10-year-old with a fractured front jaw who has since had surgery and been released from the hospital, and a bicyclist in critical condition, called the new speed bump a good first step.
“Like most things we do through my office, it comes through community concerns or community suggestions, or complaints,” he said. “This block has been on our radar for quite a while because of the proximity to the school.