Stringer Faults City for Traffic Woes
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The city’s traffic woes are drawing criticism from both sides of the East River as the president of Manhattan yesterday faulted the city for not enforcing anti-gridlock laws and a Queens group protested the construction of a school in what it says is an already congested neighborhood.
The Manhattan president, Scott Stringer, released a study that found that over a five-day period last month, traffic officers ignored more than 3,000 “block the box” violations in which drivers illegally encroached upon 10 busy intersections in the borough. Surveyors from Mr. Stringer’s office observed the intersections for nine hours each day and reported that while traffic officers were present more than half the time, not a single ticket was issued.
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