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Shore Boulevard, located in Astoria Park, has been closed indefinitely to traffic in an effort to increase social distancing measuresGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

The decision comes following the amount of traffic despite efforts to keep residents complying with social distancing ordersGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. It should be noted that Shore Boulevard still remains open for pedestriansGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

The Astoria Park Alliance, a park advocacy group, strongly pushed for the area’s closure to vehicular traffic for public safety in an effort to increase social distancing measures in the fight against COVID-19Give_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

Senator Michael Gianaris also praised the closure of Shore Boulevard to traffic in a tweet released yesterdayGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Senator Gianaris wrote: “NYPD will CLOSE Shore Blvd to vehicular traffic to combat tailgating which, despite repeated warnings, was still taking place in defiance of social distancing directivesGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Will remain open for pedestriansGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Be smarter, folksGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. It’s not just your own lives at stakeGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.”

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