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Grievances Noted At FUBA Meeting Assemblyman Alan Maisel and City Councilman Lew Fidler addressed illegally parked trucks, needed traffic lights and school crossing guards at last week's Friends United Block Association meeting. Captain Ralph Monteforte, commanding officer of the 69th Precinct also spoke, along with the civic group's president Gardy Brazela at the abbreviated meeting. Martin Grant, who lives on East 85th Street, said a mouthful about needed traffic lights at East 85th Street, near Foster Avenue and near Avenue M. "There have been several accidents by these intersections," he said. "A car recently rammed into my neighbor's yard. We have been asking for traffic lights for a long time, to no avail." Councilman Fidler said that, un-fortunately, after a traffic study, both lights were rejected. "The site cannot be reevaluated until 18 months from now," Fidler said. "I hope that someone does not have to die first," Grant responded. Robert Nall, another Canarsie resident, agreed, saying somebody can get seriously injured or die soon if changes are not made. Nall brought up the other main point that was emphasized at the meet-ing: needed school crossing guards. "I live on East 81st Street and a crossing guard is needed on East 81st street, near Glenwood Road," he said. According to Maisel and Fidler, people do not want the job of being a school crossing guard. "It is not a popular job. It is one that you work in the morning, take a break and resume in the afternoon," Fidler said. However, when the Canarsie Cou-rier spoke to 69th Precinct Traffic Officer Richard Varipapa, he did not agree. "We now have 31 school crossing guards in the precinct and we are only in need of one more position. People apply all the time," he said. Veripapa noted that anyone interested in the position should go to the station house at 9720 Foster Avenue to fill out an application or call 1-718-974-2976 for more details. It is a part-time position, consisting of a 20 hour work week, he said. In addition, Canarsie resident Heather Hunte complained of huge trucks parking daily on East 82nd Street between Foster and Farragut avenues. "These are 16-wheeler trucks, dump trucks and sanitation vehicles," she said. "The trucks need to get summon-ses and they need to get booted," Captain Monteforte said it will be looked into and if it continues, several trucks will get booted. Hunte viewed photos of these trucks with the captain and she claimed they are creating havoc. "The trucks stay overnight and the residents have nowhere to park. It's terrible," she said.
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