“You can slow down traffic, can put in speed bumps to slow traffic for cars and trucks, but keep the artery open.”Īt the rally on Friday, Greenpoint mom Nina Cinelli disagreed, adding she thought the current plan was a good compromise, and expressed her disappointment in the mayor. If the impact on business is bad the neighborhood washes up,” said Juda Engelmayer, a spokesperson for Broadway Stages and 100 Sutton Studios - both businesses in Greenpoint. “We think it's shortsighted and what it’s doing is yielding to the pedestrians and bikers without thinking about impact on businesses. The company is owned by the Argentos, a powerful family at the forefront of the campaign against the street redesign, according to The City. 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. All decisions are based on the merits of any issue.” They have participated in dozens of meetings over multiple years and are continuing to refine the proposal as they receive feedback from the community.
“DOT has put forward a proposal to continue advancing that safety work. We’re reviewing community stakeholder feedback as we finalize the design,” said DOT spokesperson Mona Bruno. “NYC DOT is dedicated to enhancing the safety of critical arteries like McGuinness Boulevard. The department of transportation and city hall said the DOT was reviewing the redesign. “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. Several locals at the rally disagreed with the notion that outsiders were supporting the redesign.Ĭole Kennedy lives on McGuinness Boulevard and joined the organizing efforts after having a near-death experience on the corridor when he was almost hit by a car while biking. Adams ordered the DOT to come up with alternatives. According to the reports, the mayor was advised against the plan by top aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who told the mayor local businesses opposed the redesign, and that support for it was coming from outside the neighborhood.
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