August 15, 2014 (2): Councilman Levin and Assemblyman Lentol's Office Discuss Traffic Improvements to Wallabout and Flushing with Residents and Store Owners at UJO Meeting

The second item in last week's column reported on a meeting, arranged by the UJO, with residents, store owners and other stakeholders from Wallabout St. and Flushing Avenue area to discuss the current traffic bottleneck in the area and the resulting safety concerns.

Councilman Levin (pictured over a map with a Flushing Ave. store-owner) and a representative of Assemblyman Lentol's office attended the meeting. They had a thorough discussions of the issues and on the improvements that are needed. They will work with the DOT to implement the proposed solutions for the safety and better traffic flow in the area.

The UJO expresses its thanks to Councilman Levin for his personal participation and for delving into the issue, and for Assemblyman Lentol for joining on he issue. A special thanks goes to Pesach Tikva for providing space for the meeting on Wallabout St., as a service for the area.

Here is an earlier article on the issue:

http://ujocolumn.blogspot.com/2014/06/june-13-2014-column-second-chance-for.html

UJO Column, August 15, 2014