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The intersection of East 177th Street, Devoe Avenue and East Tremont Avenue is notoriously dangerous to pedestrians and drivers alike — yet long-promised reconstruction to corral traffic and add safety features never materialized.
The road to repair began Tuesday, with a public notice that the city’s construction agency has signed a $45 million contract to rebuild the congested corridor that has seen hundreds of injuries in car crashes and at least two deaths.
The district manager of the local community board, who advocated for the project, cautioned that it’s too soon to celebrate, noting that questions the board had raised with the city agency “about the scope and timeline of the project were never answered.”
Sun, clouds and lots of humidity today. Temperatures around 95º.
MTA 🚇
The 6 train is operating less frequently in The Bronx, today and tomorrow. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s in effect today, July 30.
By the way…
The city plans to bring free wifi to thousands of low-income households across New York. Read more here.
Our Other Top Story
Food carts and trucks are notorious for spewing fumes from propane, gas or diesel generators. Now a few vendors are testing out electric batteries or participating in research to gauge how much power they will need once they convert to cleaner power. Vendors say they’ll be glad to make the leap — if they can get city support for batteries or plug-in locations.
Reporter’s Notebook
Comptroller Pushes to Open Hospital Jail Unit
Earlier this month, THE CITY reported that a new $241 million high-security unit in Bellevue Hospital for seriously ill detainees from Rikers Island has been mostly ready to open since January — but sits empty because jail officials say they don’t have enough staff to operate it and state inspectors say it is still not safe enough.
The city’s chief financial watchdog is now calling out Mayor Eric Adams’ administration for failing to take a basic step that could finally put the long-delayed Bellevue Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit to use: submitting a Final Commissioning Report to the New York State Commission of Correction.
In a sharply worded letter sent to City Hall and obtained by THE CITY, Comptroller Brad Lander on Tuesday urged Adams and his team to “immediately” send the necessary paperwork to state regulators — and to push for expedited approval.
“The facility is built. The need is dire,” Lander wrote in the letter. “It’s time to open Bellevue.”
— Reuven Blau
Legal Services Strike Enters Third Week
State and local lawmakers are calling on management at two nonprofit organizations — CAMBA and Goddard Riverside Law Project — to reach a deal with their striking lawyers as the work stoppage enters its third week.
The letter addressed to CAMBA’s executive staff signed by 25 lawmakers on Tuesday, including city Comptroller Brad Lander, urges the organization’s leadership “to engage meaningfully” the union’s key demands on a “livable” wage floor for paralegals, fully paid parental and short-term disability leave, and more. More than 200 lawyers and support staff at three nonprofits unionized with the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys–UAW still remain on a strike that began on July 9 with the staff at Goddard Riverside. That strike eventually grew to more than 700 workers across more than half a dozen organizations. Employees at several groups, including Bronx Defenders and the Legal Aid Society, already reached deals to either end or avert their own strikes.
— Claudia Irizarry Aponte
Things To Do
Here are some free and low-cost things to do around the city this week.
Wednesday, July 30: The New York Public Library is hosting a sensory-friendly family day from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Wednesday, July 30: Jazz singer Pucci Amanda Jhones holds a free concert in Hudson River Park at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 30: There’s a free comedy show featuring comics from The Daily Show, Comedy Central, and more, at Hellrazor Barbershop in Williamsburg. Show starts at 7:30 p.m.
THE KICKER: Media artist Yufeng Zhao created a search engine of text visible in New York City streets — inspiring the Pudding to create maps of words that appear across the city, from “Beware” to “Jerk” to “Gold.”
Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Wednesday.
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