Mall owner summonsed for expanding driveway curb cut
2173 White Plains Road 718-931-4335
Just South of Pelham Pkwy.
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO
The NYC Department of
Transportation summonsed
the owner of a Throggs Neck
mini-mall for painting yellow
lines along both sides of
a driveway curb cut that is
supposed to be a maximum of
15-feet-wide according to NYC
Department of Buildings regulations.
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The owner of the mall that
contains a 7-Eleven and a mobile
phone provider at the corner
of East Tremont Avenue
and Barkley Avenue was issued
a summons by the DOT
for Defacement of the Street after
allegedly painting the curb
along East Tremont Avenue
yellow, presumingly to effectively
expand the width of their
parking lot’s entrance/exit.
The summons was issued
on Thursday, April 25 to the
owner, listed on DOT records
as The TSG Grat 4 LLC C/O
Gladstone Development Corp,
said DOT spokesperson Alana
Morales.
Assemblyman Michael
Benedetto said he called on
DOT to crack down on the
owner’s improper elimination
of important curbside parking
spaces.
A DOT Notice of Defacement violation was issued on Thursday, April 25.
Photo courtesy of Assemblyman Benedetto’s offi ce
“When I went to 7-Eleven
two weeks ago, I noticed that
the curb was painted back
about 20 feet on both sides of
the curb cut,” said Benedetto,
adding that he alerted DOT to
the situation. He believes that
as many as two parking spaces
were jeopardized by the paint
job.
Benedetto believes the
lines were painted to widen
the driveway, he said.
“I believe that the only entity
that can legitimately paint
yellow lines on a curb is the
DOT,” added Benedetto.
DOB spokesman Andrew
Rudansky stated that the according
to records, 3508 East
Tremont Avenue was constructed
in 1961, and has a permit
for a 15-foot curb cut to access
the parking area in front
of the commercial stores.
There weren’t any 311 complaints
or enforcement actions
concerning the curb cut itself,
he stated.
He said that the defacement
of the street is also under DOT
review.
The size of the curb cut
was clearly marked in the
property’s original building
plans when it was fi led.
A representative for the
mall wasn’t immediately
available for comment as of
press time.