DOT gets ‘friendly’ with Midwood residents
Agency installs signs around Friends Field to increase safety
In response to complaints from Midwood residents about traffic problems around Friends Field, the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) has erected signs around the popular recreation spot to increase safety in the area.
Assemblymember Dov Hikind (D-Midwood-Borough Park) thanked Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Brooklyn DOT Commissioner Keith Bray for installing new traffic signs in front of Friends Field near East Fourth Street and Avenue L.
The new signage, which includes a stop sign, a “stop ahead” sign and a playground sign, was erected in response to requests made by Hikind, who said he had heard from local residents about the need for traffic safety in the neighborhood.