From Atlantic Yards Watch: the absurdity of two closed sidewalks, with one stating "Sidewalk Closed. Use Other Side."
OK, there's a block party today, but let's not forget what it's like for neighbors of the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park project. As noted in a post on Atlantic Yards Watch yesterday, despite a lack of a community notice, for 24 days there's been natural gas infrastructure work at Dean Street and Sixth Avenue, servicing the 461 Dean Street (aka B2) modular building: total sidewalk closures with no flaggers, dump truck idling for hours, vehicles including tractor block NYFD egress by parking tractor in fire lane on NE corner of Dean & 6th Ave. Posted no current information on project permits number etc. I asked for site supervisor & was told there is no one. The additional congestion is created because NationalGrid placed their construction materials on the SE corner of Pacific St & 6th Ave & now 670 Pacific St [another, unrelated project] has no area to temporary unload trucks. A construction vehicle idling on Dean just east of Sixth As noted on ...