The effort led by FoBP and our local community to enhance the safety on 140th Street has progressed significantly since our volunteers, like you, collected over 300 signatures from residents, parents and teachers from the neighborhood.

Joe Perez, Director of Freedom Community Center, Cedric Loftin, District Manager of Community Board #1, Council Member Melissa Mark Viverito, Dawn Cherry, Friends of Brook Park parent, Diana Ayala of Council Member Viverito's staff

The block hosts three schools in one building, with two parks, Saw MIll and Brook Parks. Between the parks is the place where many students and neighborhood children cross the street, and it is a stretch where cars speed to make the light after passing a speed bump much further west.

We have worked to have a speed bump at this location. This week, Council Member Viverito brought the Bronx Commissioner of the NYC Department of Transportation to meet with us on the block.

She committed to right away:

improving signage

enhancing safe street paint

a shield on the traffic light so the color is not visible from far away

and to look into the possibility of a speed-bump if the space allows for it within their constraints. A distance from street lights, driveways, sewer and electric manholes is required. But if it is possible they will do it!

This is a dangerous stretch at times. FoBP was asked to do something by many residents after they repeatedly saw near accidents on the street.

Thanks to all involved!