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Discussion on traffic safety issues in the Ocean Parkway area
1:59:35
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Amber Adler shares specific concerns about traffic safety in the Ocean Parkway area, including recent accidents and repeated violations by drivers. Council members acknowledge the urgency of addressing these issues.
- Adler mentions a recent crash near a memorial for previous victims
- She highlights a report identifying top speeders in the area
- Adler notes an intersection with 70 tickets issued to a single driver
- Council members express shock and agreement on the need for action
Amber Adler
1:59:35
Yes, a % and it's so important and if I had to beg everyone individually and tell them all the things that I've seen not just even with my son but other things on Ocean Parkway.
1:59:48
Just last week I was walking past the memorial that's been set up for Natasha and just an avenue down, there were like shards of cars, like from a fresh crash that happened on the corner.
Yusef Salaam
2:00:02
Yeah.
2:00:02
Clearly, we have to we have to do something the city.
Amber Adler
2:00:06
Actually, one more thing I will note, a very important I know a report came out a week or two now and showed all the top drivers, the top speeders in the whole city.
2:00:16
And the top is from that area.
2:00:18
The top super speeder is from that area.
2:00:20
And their intersection, there's an intersection on Ocean Parkway and Ocean Court, which is also a few avenues down, which on that one intersection they have seventy, seventy tickets at that one spot.
2:00:33
And it's right outside Yeshua.
Yusef Salaam
2:00:36
Wow.
2:00:36
Well, thank you.
2:00:37
Thank you for your testimony.