Front and York Street Neckdown Construction

As proposed in July 2011 by the NYC DOT, the sidewalk along Front Street near York Street is being widened and landscaped neckdown on the corner of York and Front are being worked on according to workers on site. A neckdown is a curb extension at intersections that reduces the roadway width and tightens the curb radii at the corner. This provides a shorter distance for pedestrians to cross and reduces the speed of turning vehicles.

The cross walk at York Street and Front Street will be reduced from 71 feet to 25 feet. This will also improve sight lines for drivers on York Street turning onto Front Street. However, as one of our readers pointed out, semi trucks use York Street to make a right turn onto Front either because they can’t make the turn at York and Washington Streets.

Front/York Street construction

Front/York Street construction

10 Comment

  • Walentas really has pull, getting the street redone for his dock st building. I cant believe dumbo residence are really going to lay down and allow this god awful development to be built on a NYC landmark and world icon. This is disgusting!!

  • Walentas really has pull, getting the street redone for his dock st building. I cant believe dumbo residence are really going to lay down and allow this god awful development to be built on a NYC landmark and world icon. This is disgusting!!

  • What happened to the law suit?

  • What happened to the law suit?

  • This construction has nothing to do with the Walentas building. It is part of the Fulton Ferry Traffic Calming project. As far as trucks turning at that corner, I have been assured by the Downtown Brooklyn Transportation coordinator for the DOT that the engineers would have designed the neck-down to keep those left and right turns possible. Any skeptics?

  • This construction has nothing to do with the Walentas building. It is part of the Fulton Ferry Traffic Calming project. As far as trucks turning at that corner, I have been assured by the Downtown Brooklyn Transportation coordinator for the DOT that the engineers would have designed the neck-down to keep those left and right turns possible. Any skeptics?

  • “Enhanced Streetscape landscaping”….This may be a possitive aspect. From the angle it could be possible to place a couple of trees that would block the soon to be nasty view of DOCK STREET TOWER as drivers drive down York. Personally, I love driving down and seeing the Brooklyn Bridge set against various awesome sky line backgrounds, from sunsets to artistic contrasts. Soon, however, there will be a horrid looking tower built by a man so greedy that he can not see the writing on the wall and will go broke from his greed. Then we will be left with a ruined skyline. Perhaps they can fly in some tall redwoods to block the soon to be eyesore which will be a testament to what unrestrained greed can ruin.

  • “Enhanced Streetscape landscaping”….This may be a possitive aspect. From the angle it could be possible to place a couple of trees that would block the soon to be nasty view of DOCK STREET TOWER as drivers drive down York. Personally, I love driving down and seeing the Brooklyn Bridge set against various awesome sky line backgrounds, from sunsets to artistic contrasts. Soon, however, there will be a horrid looking tower built by a man so greedy that he can not see the writing on the wall and will go broke from his greed. Then we will be left with a ruined skyline. Perhaps they can fly in some tall redwoods to block the soon to be eyesore which will be a testament to what unrestrained greed can ruin.

  • Walentas is a horrible angry little troll. And a wannabe cowboy.

  • Walentas is a horrible angry little troll. And a wannabe cowboy.