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{"5E835B66-5056-A066-60DE-B93592C2D3A7":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"5E835B66-5056-A066-60DE-B93592C2D3A7","title":"Unsafe LIRR Grade Crossing","summary":"Garden City, NY","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"November 21, 2017","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/unsafe-lirr-grade-crossing","city":"Garden City","county":"Nassau","lat":40.72935,"lng":-73.62895500000002,"description":"<p>Standing alongside the rail tracks at Washington Avenue and St. James Street in Garden City on November 21<sup>st</sup>, 2017, with a father who took a shocking photo that revealed an MTA train passing through the unprotected intersection while a green traffic light glows, Senator Schumer warned about the dangers of this particular grade crossing. The senator pointed out that there are no real safety measures in place and demanded the MTA work with local community members on a solution before to prevent a future accident, injury or tragedy.  Schumer, standing alongside concerned neighbors, noted a recent incident in which a train traveled through the intersection while a green traffic light signaled drivers to proceed. Schumer noted this has happened before and that neighbors have made it clear: they want action. There is even video of a separate incident on YouTube where an MTA employee jumps out of the moving train to play the part of a grade crossing. Schumer, today, said that given all of this, it’s better to be safe than sorry, and called on the MTA to visit the grade crossings and work with the local community to make the appropriate and necessary safety upgrades that protect the walkable Garden City neighborhood.</p>"}}

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