Citing numerous accidents where pedestrians have been seriously injured or killed on Queens Blvd, Assemblyman Hevesi sent a letter to the Queens County Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) urging the Department to install countdown clocks at other highly trafficked intersections of Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills and Rego Park, Queens. “The DOT took several years to allow for the use of these devices in New York City, despite evidence of successful implementation in other cities throughout the country,” Hevesi wrote. “Now that we have experienced the success of the countdown signal at 71st Avenue and Queens Boulevard, I urge, in the strongest terms possible, that the DOT take this further action immediately to protect the residents of these communities from injury and potential life threatening incidents.” Assemblyman Hevesi asks the DOT to consider installing countdown clocks along Queens Boulevard at the intersections of Yellowstone Blvd, 63rd Road, 66th Avenue, 70th Avenue, and 78th Avenue. “The simple action of installing countdown clocks has the potential to save many lives in our area,” Hevesi said. “For years, I have been asking the Department of Transportation to install countdown clocks at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and 71st Continental Avenue. Now that they have, and we have seen that they are effective, I believe we should take the next step in ensuring pedestrian safety on Queens Boulevard.”