I was pleased to see the letter from Ms. Zivotsky in the Aug. 26 issue of The Great Neck News regarding “GN pedestrians in need of lessons”.
I also wrote a similar letter to this newspaper a few months ago on the same topic, but alas — none of the Village of Great Neck government responded, or addressed the issue.
I challenge Mayor Calender, or one of the senior Village of Great Neck Plaza government officials to address this.
Per Ms. Zivotsky’s letter last week, stating “Whatever happened to cross at the green not in between”, there are laws in place.
According to Nassau County’s webpage https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/1939/Fine-Assessment, it is a $95 fine for a pedestrian who doesn’t cross at the crosswalk.
It is the same fine if a pedestrian crosses against a red light.
On more than one occasion, I’ve actually seen pedestrians step out between cars, mid-block, literally right in front of one of the Village Of Great Neck Plaza public safety officers.
Either these officers are failing to do their job by not ticketing these pedestrians — or the village government has instructed them to not enforce the law.
Which is it?
On many occasions, I’ve seen pedestrians step out between parked cars (rather than crossing at crosswalks), staring at their phones, while holding the hand of a small child ± while jaywalking, and drivers almost hitting them.
Not only would the issuance of tickets bring in much needed revenue to the village — it would also be a significant deterrent to jaywalking in our village.
It would be nice to see a response to this concern from someone in the Village of Great Neck Plaza government, however I’m not holding my breath (again)…..
D. Scott Meyers
Great Neck
Readers Write: Time for Plaza to ticket pedestrians breaking law
