Some bronchux owners are expressing their disappointments about partially hiding due to the construction of the MTA.
Fencing and concrete barriers prevent a lot of store fronts along the Broadway near the Van Court Land Park, partially hiding a large part of the symbols of businesses and eliminating parking.
According to a MTA spokesman, the Van Court Land Park -242th Street Station project began with the expected completion in late October 2024 in late October 2024. The staff is installing a elevator and replacing the century old elevated station.
A spokesman with the MTA said the construction is still active, but it is being restored after receiving the sewerage line outside the original Blue Print. The spokesperson continued saying that this was not uncommon.
A MTA spokesperson issued a statement stated in some part: “We have worked together with communities and businesses since the spring and will continue to do so to reduce the construction mark and height of the barrier to complete the project under schedule and budget.”
“There is no access”
Broadway, one of the construction -affected business, is a pizza.
Loui Purco shared that the Pizza shop has been in his family since opening his father’s door in 1969. The restaurant has been experiencing time trials, but Porco has expressed concern over the bottom of the business since construction.
“You know, the business was already good before the business, but the construction, since it has decreased by 35 %, has decreased.”
In addition, the owner of the Gourmet Market and Begel Daily, Obakar al -Bazali, is Algazali, who said that a few weeks after the construction of the MTA, it had to close his second establishment on the same strip.
Algazali said, “We closed it. We were open for three weeks. We lose a business. You know, I have to pay the rent now and it is closed. And here, we also have a lot of money. We have a lot of money.”
Porco hopes something will be done soon to normalize the business.
“This is the most important thing. Give us some places of parking. Cut it a bit,” said Porco. It is a bit, a big deal. There is no access. People go to us everywhere. “
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