The Demapping & Closing of 36th Street

Tonight CB1 held a public hearing re the demapping of 36th Street between 34th Avenue and 35th Avenue as Kaufman Astoria Studios hopes to expand. This is a very controversial move and has upset residents who are worried about how closing a major street (36th street) will affect parking, traffic and congestion in Astoria.

The public was invited to share their thoughts at CB1 this evening on how the closing of 36th Street will impact residents and the community at large. CB1 will vote and make their recommendation.

Water Main Break 36th Street

For months Norwood residents have been very concerned with the sound of gushing water heard underground on 36th Street near 31st Avenue. It started about 5 months ago and sounded like a giant open tap, gushing 100's of gallons of water per second.

Worried about a broken main and taxpayer money "going down the drain" numerous calls were made to 311 to get the situation evaluated and repaired. The upshot was, no complaint could be taken (said 311 supervisors!) as water was not visible on the street. Even though residents insisted that this was a new sound, and probably due to damage from construction sites near by, 311 would not put in an order for repair.

For those concerned about the endless sound of rushing water, the DEP finally arrived today. Crews have been working all day, into the night to fix what they called a water main break. Water will be shut off for a few hours Tuesday October 19th in order to make the repair. Hopefully the disturbing sound of gushing water will now be water under the bridge.