We swung by the P.S. 264 construction site on Sunday evening and were delighted by what we found. 

Not only is the School Construction Authority making clear headway with the foundation, but the DOT finally came to a terms with common sense and changed the crazy intersection at 88th Street along 4th Avenue since it is now outside of the construction site and would likely be the cause of a little kid to be run over once the school opens.

There had been a crosswalk set in the middle of the block that was always itching for a pedestrian to be killed at.  Cars would take fast turns from 88th Street onto 4th Avenue on their way to the highway and often times forget or not realize that there was a nearly blind crosswalk once they made the turn at speed – then get angry that people were crossing in the crosswalk with a green light. 

Not only that, but the way the stop lights were situated, cars used to go through a green light that was about to turn red along 4th Avenue and have the light change from red to green for the people waiting to cross 4th Avenue at 88th Street – essentially, both cars and pedestrians had green lights in the half block long intersection.   

We’re simply shocked that we were never run over there or even know of anyone having been run over there  due to this wacky set up that the DOT had in place for years and love that they finally made this fix so that the crosswalk goes to the actual corners of 88thStreet.  It’s just common sense to allow both pedestrians and drivers be more aware of the other’s desire to pass by unabated.

It was a long overdue change.

Seeing as how the construction has been able to get things done, all of this leads us to wonder just how much longer Arirang’s painted billboard on the side of the building will last before being built over.

In our humble opinion, the painted billboard was way better than the food we got there and as such, will be missed.