They’re not giving the green light.
The city shot down a Queens elementary school’s request for a stoplight for a third time — crushing a campaign led by the students who watched a car smash into their crossing guard last year.
Drivers treat the streets outside PS 29Q in College Point like a racetrack at all hours of the day, putting students’ lives at risk every day, fumed City Councilmember Vickie Paladino (R-Queens).
“There were cars constantly going by with no regard to the fact that it’s by a school, no regard for anything,” Paladino told The Post.
The politician railed against the latest rejection on social media last week, saying the city failed to “give this school what it needs” — especially in the wake of the crash.
The crossing guard was escorting children through the 125th Street and 23rd Avenue intersection at 8 a.m. in March 2025 when a car smashed into her, according to a police report.
The 47-year-old was rushed to the hospital with neck, forehead and knee injuries — and continues to suffer from the trauma today, police and the councilwoman said.
The elementary school had asked numerous times for a stoplight, a four-way stop sign or speed bumps in the wake of the crash, but the city Department of Transportation ruled that the intersection didn’t need extra safety measures.
Instead, officials installed a four-way stop sign one block east of the intersection, which Paladino said “did nothing” to curb the incessant speeding.
Students led their own “Call to Action” and sent a series of letters to the DOT pleading for some form of speed reduction infrastructure at the dangerous cross street.
“We have a problem in our community,” one student wrote in a letter, saying they “noticed cars have been speeding a lot lately.
“To me, this puts many lives in danger … If we don’t take action now, then it is possible for another accident like the one last year to happen again … Please we need your help!”
The campaign involved letters, phone calls, 311 reports and more, according to Paladino.
“And yet: denied, denied, deny. Multi-way stop sign: denied. Speed hump: denied. Traffic signal: denied,” the Queens politician told The Post.
“Jesus, Mary and Joseph, what the hell?”
A DOT spokesperson told The Post that it had reviewed traffic and pedestrian volumes surrounding the school, and identified two other intersections as ideal spots for speed reduction measures.
An all-way stop sign was installed at 25th Avenue and 126th Street last year, just one block north of another that was installed on the same street in 2021.
“Every New Yorker deserves safe streets and school children ought to be protected as they travel to and from school,” the spokesperson said.
“NYC DOT has recently installed two all-way stop signs around this school in response to community requests— these decisions are guided by safety data and unique local conditions, and we will always work with communities to make our streets safer for everyone.”
