"Many people shared stories of emergency vehicles that were unable to get through, or traffic that built up behind a delivery truck, which had no choice but to park in the only available lane. Even the local pastor, Msgr. Guy Massie, from St. Mary's Church, showed up, wondering, "How do I have a funeral? How do I have a wedding? You can't get in or out.""
"According to New York City data, Court Street has one of the highest totals of traffic deaths and serious injuries in all of Brooklyn, which is what led to the redesign. The New York City Department of Transportation tells News 12 that it believes traffic will improve when the work is done, which includes painting the street, retiming the signals and adding loading zones - and that it is too soon to judge what they call "a half-finished design.""
""I don't think anyone here is against the bike lanes," said Mark Iacono, a longtime resident and the owner of the world-famous Lucali pizza restaurant. "It's just a lot of thought wasn't put into this." Others, like Matt Mazzone, who owns Mazzone Hardware, lamented the process. "Shame on them for not working with us to come up with a better solution," Mazzone said. "We could have sat together at the bar, on the back of a cocktail napkin, and come up with a better solution than this.""
A large group of residents and business owners protested a project that reduces Court Street from two lanes to one. Protesters reported emergency vehicles unable to get through, traffic backups behind delivery trucks, and concerns about parking and access for funerals and weddings. New York City data show Court Street has among the highest totals of traffic deaths and serious injuries in Brooklyn, prompting the redesign. Business owners said they were not consulted and warned the change will hurt customers, deliveries, and commerce. The Department of Transportation expects traffic to improve after painting, signal retiming, and added loading zones, calling current conditions a half-finished design.
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