Soundview residents say street conditions have been neglected for years

Soundview residents living on the block of Thieriot Avenue between Story and Lafayette avenues say bad road conditions have been ignored by the city for years. Linda, who has been there since 2013, says she has made calls and opened 311 tickets for repairs, and “they say it’s going to get done, and then it doesn’t get done, and then you call it again, and it doesn’t get – I never seen anybody come out and look at nothing.” The most obvious issue is how uneven the road is, including a pair of manhole covers that stick up in the middle, between the two lanes, which Linda says is “dangerous, because when you drive down, you have to drive on the opposite side of the street to avoid you know, messing up the car.” Phil Vigo, who has lived there for 18 years, explains when that happens “people keep hitting stuff, and then the cars veer off and crash into other cars.” Even worse, might be the holes on the sides of the road, which residents say flood every time there is a storm,…..

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