Traffic backups along McGuinness Boulevard in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood are drawing renewed scrutiny after video showed New York City Fire Department trucks stuck in gridlock while drivers spilled into a bike lane to get around the jam.
The scene has revived local arguments over the boulevard’s redesign and whether the changes are actually making the roadway safer for its users.
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In footage highlighted on YouTube by News12 (@news12), FDNY trucks sit in traffic in Greenpoint as an MTA bus blocks the intersection, and other drivers cut through the bike lane while trying to reach the Pulaski Bridge.
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