Lindenwood middle school gets fence fix

The Department of Transportation on Monday began to fix fences near MS 202, the Robert H. Goddard School in Lindenwood, after Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) and parents said two weeks ago that schoolchildren were using gaps in them to cut across Conduit Avenue.

I commend Queens DOT and Borough Commissioner Hall for recognizing this dangerous situation and quickly acting to make the required repairs, Goldfeder said in a written statement announcing the start of the remediation of the fence. These repairs will go a long way in keeping students out of harms way.

According to Goldfeder, the DOT has started making preliminary repairs to the fences and will completely patch them up in the next two weeks.

A DOT spokesman confirmed in an email that repairs are taking place near the school.

Goldfeder had written to Dalila Hall, borough commissioner for the DOT, on Nov. 19, saying the pedestrian fences near Arion Street had holes in them that allowed students of the middle school to cut across Conduit Avenue.

This creates a dangerous situation where an accident is waiting to happen and is a major concern to local families and school officials, he said in the letter.

The ongoing repairs were hailed by Gaytrye Persaud, MS 202 PTA President.

The school and all the parents are excited and relieved that they no longer have to worry every day about students getting injured, Persaud said in a written statement. We deeply appreciate Assemblyman Goldfeder fixing this problem that has been putting our students in danger for such a long time.

Goldfeder said he hopes the repairs will give parents of schoolchildren the peace of mind they deserve.

No parent should have to send their child off to school in the morning worried whether they will make it to school safely, he said.

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Lindenwood middle school gets fence fix