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70 PRECINCT NEWSLETTER
Greetings from the 70th Precinct, January, 2011
We would like to wish the 70th Precinct Community a Happy New Years. New Years Eve
was a great success, there were no incidents.
The 70th Precinct would like to thank everyone for their help and support during the snow
storms. During our last snow storm (Blizzard), the 70th Precinct was fully staffed and was
available to assist the community. The 70th Precinct worked extremely hard in assisting the
community by playing the role of Ambulances, transporting people to hospitals and giving
CPR. They were car service drivers for people in need of care and for those who needed to get
those who required care. They were Traffic agents moving traffic along and at times they were
even Sanitation workers digging people out, but most of all they were still protecting the City
from violence.
PEDESTRIAN SAFTEY:
In an effort to ensure both pedestrian and motorist safety, the 70th Precinct would like to
remind motorist to remain alert and refrain from talking and texting on their cell phone while
driving.
BICYCLE INITIATIVE
Bicycle accidents and bicyclist injuries have seen a dramatic increase in the past
year. Please be advised that in an effort to reduce these types of accidents, the 70 Precinct will
be holding bicyclists more accountable for their actions, as they already do motorists, by
issuing traffic violations. Bicyclists must adhere to many of the same rules of the road as
motorists do. For example, stopping at red lights, obeying traffic devices, etc... In addition, to
reduce serious injuries to bicyclists, the 70 Precinct will have "zero tolerance" towards
bicyclists who utilize headphones while riding a bicycle, and do not utilize a bicycle lane
when it is available. It is the 70 Precinct's mission to keep the roadways safe for motorists,
pedestrians, and bicyclists. Thank you for your compliance.
***FYI*** Recent business from Transit District 34 reports that there has been an increase in
electronic devices being stolen from passengers on board the subway system. Be aware, as
train door are closing, property is being removed.
Why the change? By consolidating freight deliveries to morning hours, the initiative
encourages deliveries to be made earlier in the day, reducing unwieldy traffic congestion
on the Avenue, and minimizing double parking and curb idling.
The affected parking spaces will be marked by new street signs and red stickers on the meters.
My business on Church Avenue gets deliveries from vans and other non-truck vehicles. Can
they make use of this program? The only vehicles that can use these spaces during the
designated hours are those with commercial license plates.
Will my delivery trucks have to feed the meter while parked in one of the spaces during the
designated hours? No.
I usually park my car on Church Avenue. Where can I park after Jan. 18?
There will still be afternoon parking along the Avenue, and parking at 90 meters on Church
Avenue and on side streets. In addition, there are several underutilized parking lots
nearby:
• 18th and Tennis Court: Contact: 718-748-0075; Rate: $120/mo; Type: Surface Lot
• Next to 122 E. 21st St: Contact: 347-582-7755; Rate: Call for price; Type: Surface Lot
• Caton Ave. and Flatbush Ave.: Contact: 718-786-6621/786-7042; Rates: $150/3 month
permit; daily permit; $3 for up to 4 hour w/out permit; Type: Municipal Surface Lot
(Next availability will be the April – June period)
• 18th and Church: Contact: 732-905-8338; Rate: $135/mo; Type: Surface Lot (Lot is
currently full but availability changes)
If you have questions, please contact Lauren Collins at the Church Avenue BID at 718-282-
2500, x 234 or email laurenc@churchavenue.org.
The Precinct welcomes our new Impact Officers to the command who will be patrolling the
Impact Zone.
On January 10, 2011, the 70th Precinct attended the Five Year Memorial Service for Police
Officer Francis Hennessy who died in the line of duty on January 10, 2006.