Meng Works to Help With New Stop Signs Outside Bais Yaakov Academy in Kew Gardens
July 28, 2022
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she is pleased to have partnered with Community Board 9 and Councilwoman Lynn Schulman in working to help Bais Yaakov Academy of Queens secure two new stop signs outside of its building in Kew Gardens.
Previously, there were two stop signs on corners of 125th Street which runs in front of the school. Now, with the addition of two stop signs on the adjacent 85th Avenue, the intersection at the school has become a four-way stop.
"Hundreds of students attend this school and they, school staff and local pedestrians should not be put in harm's way when crossing," said Congresswoman Meng. "These stop signs will help make the area safer, and I thank the Bais Yaakov Academy of Queens for working to improve safety outside its facility."
"Bais Yaakov Academy of Queens is very grateful to Congresswoman Grace Meng, her community liaison Rabbi Daniel Pollack, Councilwoman Lynn Schulman, Community Board 9 and Captain Jeremy Kivlin of the 102nd Precinct for all of their efforts on behalf of our school," said Rabbi Mordechai Ginsparg, the school's Principal. "I enjoyed working together with them and I can truly see the care and concern they have for the safety of our students, parents and faculty."
Bais Yaakov Academy of Queens serves the borough's Jewish community. It is a school for girls in kindergarten through eighth grade and approximately 800 students are enrolled.