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who explained the local
officers were merely on
hand to control the crowd
of residents that gathered
to say good riddance
to the garbage dumps on
wheels.
“The NCOs were present,
but the individual in
question took it upon himself
to have his vehicles
towed to somewhere in
Staten Island,” said Det.
Annette Shelton.
The offi cers’ attempt to
take credit outraged some
locals, one of whom was
amazed to learn that the
hoarder ultimately took
care of the problem that
neighbors fi led formal
complaints about with
cops since at least 2016,
when this newspaper fi rst
reported on DePietro’s
hoarding compulsion .
“It’s the same as its
always been,” said Flatlander
JUNKERS: The offi cers smiled as a truck towed the self-described
hoarder’s garbage-fi lled campers away. NYPD
Kevin Hyland. “Nobody’s
doing anything.”
It’s unclear what
prompted DePietro to fi -
nally tow his recreational
vehicles, but their sudden
disappearance came
weeks after the city fi led
permits to demolish his
cluttered cottage — which
has been under a full vacate
order since 2014 —
after its ceiling collapsed
late last year.
The permits for the
home’s demolition, which
offi cials with the Department
of Housing, Preservation,
and Development are
overseeing, are still being
processed by the Department
of Buildings. Still,
some locals recently spotted
contractors working
around DePietro’s home,
installing green construction
fencing and removing
dumpsters fi lled with brica
brac ahead of its looming
destruction.
“Residents should expect
to be burdened by
the construction,” said
Salvatore Calise, president
of the Bergen Beach
Civic Association. “It will
affect traffic flow and
will be a visible presence
around the area.”
The $52-million scheme
that kicked off on Feb. 25
is slated to wrap by 2023,
and will spruce up decrepit
roads throughout
the coastal neighborhood
in two phases. Phase one
will include repairs to:
• Avenue K between E.
72nd Street and Bergen
Avenue.
• Bergen Avenue between
Avenues K and L,
and Avenues T and V.
• Veterans Avenue between
E. 65th Street and
Avenue U.
• E. 66th Street between
Avenue M and Veterans
Avenue.
• E. 67th Street between
Avenue T and Veterans
Avenue.
• Avenue T between
Veterans Avenue and E.
72th Street.
• Avenue U between E.
71st and E. 68th streets.
• Royce Street between
Avenues U and T.
• E. 74th Street between
Avenues U and X.
• Avenue V between E.
69th and E. 74th streets.
• Avenue W between
E. 71st Street and Bergen
Avenue.
• E. 72nd Street between
Avenues W and X.
And phase two will include
repairs to:
• Avenue T between E.
74th Street and Bergen
Avenue.
• Avenue X between E.
71st Street and Bergen
Avenue.
• Bergen Avenue between
E. 74th Street and
Royce Street.
• Avenue Y between E.
74th Street and E. 69th
Street.
• Royce Street, E. 74th
Street, E. 73rd Street, E.
72nd Street, E. 71st Street,
E. 70th Street, and E. 69th
Street between Avenues X
and Y.
Workers will repair
the roads, along with sidewalks,
and install other
new infrastructure to
combat flooding on those
stretches, many of which
private developers built
decades ago, according to
a spokesman for the Department
of Transportation,
which is overseeing
the project.
“Many of the streets
in the project area, originally
built by private
developers, were not adequately
built or have
settled unevenly,” the
rep said. “This project
will include restoration
of roadways, sidewalks,
and curbs, along with the
installation of storm sewers,
catch basins, and water
mains.”
The new sewers and
catch basins will go a
long way toward combatting
ponding and other
issues that often plague
local streets after heavy
rains, said the spokesman,
who added the fixes
will also improve pedestrian
safety in the neighborhood.
“Residents can expect
better street conditions,
improved drainage, less
ponding, and beautification,
along with added pedestrian
safety measures,
such as shortening the
crossing distances for the
pedestrians,” he said.
And although the
years-long project will
likely wreak havoc on the
local streets, the repairs
are much needed, and will
ultimately improve traffic
flow for Bergen Beachers,
according to Calise.
“This project will be a
welcome upgrade for the
Bergen Beach community,”
he said.
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