Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D –Brooklyn) announced today the first list of the street repavings, which are scheduled to begin this spring within parts of the southern section of the 48th Council District. A summer and fall schedule will follow in the next few weeks, and will include locations in Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach, Midwood, and Homecrest.

In Fiscal Year 2016, Councilman Chaim Deutsch allocated $200,000 of his capital budget towards 2016 street repavings. This extra funding will ensure that more streets in the 48th District will receive necessary resurfacing and repairs. Councilman Deutsch worked with NYC Department of Transportation and his constituents to identify key locations that require resurfacing. Thanks to Councilman Deutsch’s advocacy, a significant number of streets will be repaved beginning this spring. Councilman Deutsch has arranged with Brooklyn DOT Commissioner Keith Bray to ensure that the street work is done at times that will cause minimal traffic and inconvenience for residents. In addition, a safety crew will be onsite at all locations, in order to ensure that traffic and safety precautions are taken into consideration. Signs will be posted in advance of work, so drivers have an opportunity to move their vehicles.

In addition to the safety benefits of repaving streets, Councilman Deutsch has also brought DOT inspectors to several locations where residents have demonstrated serious ponding alongside their curbs or street corners. Inspectors have determined that the repavings on these particular streets will alleviate the ponding conditions.

Last year, Councilman Deutsch worked with the NYC Department of Transportation to repave portions of Kings Highway (between Ocean Avenue and Nostrand Avenue), Coney Island Avenue (between Avenue P and Avenue R), Avenue Y (between Haring Street and Knapp Street), Knapp Street (between Avenue Y and Voorhies Avenue), Brigham Street (between Shore Pkwy and Emmons Avenue), Bragg Street (between Shore Pkwy and Emmons Avenue), Mackenzie Street (between Shore Blvd and Oriental Blvd), Norfolk Street (between Shore Blvd and Oriental Blvd), Oxford Street (between Shore Blvd and Oriental Blvd), Pembroke Street (between Shore Blvd and Oriental Blvd), Kensington Street , (between Shore Blvd and Oriental Blvd) Langham Street (between Shore Blvd and Oriental Blvd), East 11th Street (between Avenue X and Shore Pkwy), Gilmore Court (between East 11th Street and East 12th Street), East 22nd Street (between Avenue R and Shore Parkway), East 29th Street (between Avenue P and Quentin Road), Sheepshead Bay Road (between Emmons Avenue and Jerome Avenue), and Avenue P (between Bedford Avenue and Nostrand Avenue).

“I am very pleased that the NYC Department of Transportation has listened to my concerns about many of the streets in our district, and approved my requests to have them resurfaced. It is important for the safety of both drivers and pedestrians that our streets are repaved,” said Councilman Deutsch. “I thank Commissioner Bray for working with me to improve the quality of life for residents of the 48th Council District, and I look forward to releasing the summer repaving list in the coming weeks for other parts of my district.”

The following streets will be repaved in the 48th Council District this spring (dates are subject to change):

· Knapp Street, between Voorhies Avenue & Emmons Avenue: March 21 – April 1
· Shore Parkway service road (northbound), between Voorhies Avenue & Nostrand Avenue: March 21 – April 1
· Sheepshead Bay Road, between Avenue Z and Jerome Avenue: March 21 – April 1
· Neptune Avenue, between Ocean Parkway and Sheepshead Bay Road: March 21 – April 1
· Seabreeze Avenue, between Ocean Parkway and West 5th Street: date to be determined
· West 1st Street, between Seabreeze Avenue and West Brighton Avenue: date to be determined
· West 2nd Street, between Seabreeze Avenue and West Brighton Avenue: date to be determined
· West Brighton Avenue, between Ocean Parkway and West 5th Street: date to be determined
· West Avenue, between Ocean Parkway and Shore Parkway: May 16 – May 27
· Brighton 6th Street, between Shore Parkway and Neptune Avenue: May 16 – May 27

(YWN Desk – NYC)