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doodle77 t1_ivz2ssq wrote

No, they painted a curb extension/pedestrian zone but haven't put in the flex-posts or the truffle paint yet.

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trainmaster611 t1_ivz57cz wrote

Yeah the crews that put down white paint are completely different than the crews that put down all the other stuff. Their schedules aren't perfectly aligned so there's usually a short gap in completing the work.

Here's an example of the finished product.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2Ty9cbiDHVhpjerSA

Also this thread is a perfect example of people thinking they're smarter than they actually are.

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CraftyFoxeYT t1_ivzb9le wrote

I love these road islands that are popping up, makes large roads less daunting to cross

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colorsnumberswords t1_ivzixpw wrote

https://www.npr.org/2022/08/25/1119110757/traffic-deaths-car-accident-hoboken-new-jersey-vision-zero

Hoboken has 0 ped deaths after daylighting intersections

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drecklia t1_iw2wwxl wrote

I wish NYC also blocked cars from parking in corners

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tommybres t1_ivzouii wrote

It's also the worst place on planet earth to own a car, and it's hard to have pedestrian deaths with an average driving speed of 3.8mph. Not arguing for which side is worth it, but I can say it's not without a cost. Before the anti-car crew jumps down my throat, I don't own a car thank you.

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imalittlefrenchpress t1_iw08t6f wrote

When I moved back to Brooklyn for a few months after having moved to San Diego, I parked my car in Fort Hamilton (I was a military dependent) and left it there until I drove back to San Diego.

I didn’t have a driver’s license until I was 26, and I was so used to taking public transportation and walking in the city that I just went right back to that.

Someone might not get killed by getting hit by a car at low speed, but no one wants to get hit by a car, even if it’s going slowly. That shit would hurt.

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tommybres t1_iw0z814 wrote

I appreciate that, and like I said I'm not arguing for which is right (though I was down voted as if I was)... Hoboken is 1.97 square miles and is miserable to own a car, NYC is 302 square miles, but people think anything they do that works is something we should take on. Hoboken has a population of 59,000 people, NYC has 8.5M. Pretty much the same, ah yes you guys have found the secret. I'm the dumb one. Or this stat just fits your agenda. Reddit is so dumb

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PyramidClub t1_ivzyhfv wrote

I love how Crescent Street is the perfect example of all driving situations, good and bad.

I just wish they'd put the big concrete barriers back in -- seeing all those cars stuck on top of them always made my day.

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D14DFF0B t1_iw079k1 wrote

In a real city, we'd pour concrete for the island rather than just painting.

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-wnr- t1_ivz5e3x wrote

Bingo. This happened with the curb extension outside my building too and eventually they got around to putting in the stuff to make clear that the box is for pedestrians. That said, the crosswalk should've made it obvious and the red pickup driver is being a massive tool.

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NO63foryou t1_ivz6fky wrote

probably a cop that lives in LI..

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___pa___ t1_ivzk7z4 wrote

Parked so he can get in a few games of candy crush.

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beer_nyc t1_iw576ru wrote

probably not based on where the truck is parked

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specialcommenter t1_iw0fgki wrote

I think at this point, most people are becoming cops for self protection. In NYC I notice people who have no business being a cop.

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DirtySkell t1_iw2n0np wrote

The NYPD is losing some of their best and most proactive these days to retirement and other states/agencies.

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freeradicalx t1_ivzlp4x wrote

This is like when you're unpacking a box and you're only halfway done when your cat decides it's the perfect place for her to sit. And your cat is a big red pickup truck.

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blankblank t1_iw2o7l0 wrote

“If I fits, I sits” is the motto of cats and people looking for parking

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RAXIZZ t1_ivzncp9 wrote

Yes. It's illegal for a driver to cross a double white line. Obviously drivers don't care about the law and will park anywhere they can physically get to, but this is clearly not a legal parking space.

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huebomont t1_ivz8gsr wrote

That said, they did in effect paint a parking spot. It's crazy that there can be weeks-long gaps between milling, paving, painting lines, painting colors, and adding in flex posts and stuff. Absolutely terrible project management and they don't care to improve.

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ChipsAndLime t1_ivzgeen wrote

You’re right about the poor project management, but for context, the DOT is severely understaffed, partly due to the return to office mandate that made many employees quit.

So it’s amazing that they get anything done at all these days.

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huebomont t1_iw19gtw wrote

they didn’t do this well when they were well staffed

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ionexp t1_iw1dk5n wrote

Its been like this for weeks now. They’ve got to be able to better coordinate the teams to finish this off.

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tommybres t1_ivzp678 wrote

Everyone saying WE WANT TO GET BACK TO NORMAL... Employers go back to normal, workers quit. Hilarious, you love to see it

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burnshimself t1_ivzn7n8 wrote

Lol some people in this city will find a reason to complain about anything

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huebomont t1_iw19d2z wrote

yeah some people will complain about our incredibly unsafe streets and complete lack of desire to make them safer, how absolutely weird!

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hagamablabla t1_iw1giuj wrote

These are pedestrian zones? I see a bunch of them along 5th Ave in Brooklyn and every one of them is a de facto parking spot.

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v_rose23 t1_ivzbj7y wrote

So that’s what that is!!!! There’s on at the intersection of worth and church streets and this gray car parks in the middle of the crosswalk half the time

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nicwolff OP t1_iw1gs1s wrote

I'm sure you're right – but it's been like this for weeks and there are cars parked there every single day. There's one there right now. And they don't get ticketed. So... it's a parking spot.

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