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Residents complain of late-night gridlock, honking near Gospel club on Lafayette; CB2 transportation committee to review in June
Summary
Neighbors of a club on Lafayette Street told Manhattan Community Board 2 that late-night crowds and idling vehicles for a popular club are blocking traffic, inundating nearby housing with horn noise and, they say, at times obstructing emergency access. The board's Transportation & Traffic committee will take the issue up in June.
Neighbors told Manhattan Community Board 2 on Tuesday that vehicles dropping off and picking up customers at a club on Lafayette Street between Houston and Prince Streets have created long, late-night traffic backups and persistent horn honking that has kept nearby residents awake and, they said, at times impeded emergency vehicle movement.
"From 2 a.m. until 5 a.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday it's basically gridlock traffic," said Nina Roberts, who lives at the corner of Lafayette and Prince Street. "The honking is just unbearable."
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