NY1 VIDEO: A plan to make a dangerous intersection in Maspeth safer has only made the problem worse, according to neighbors. Click here for video report.
Maspeth Residents Say Dangerous Intersection Is Worse Than Ever
by Samuel King, NY1 - Monday, December 8, 2008
Tony Nunziato, Robert Holden and Christina Wilkinson spoke on camera.
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