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Traffic congestion prompts police support near 5th AveNew York NY

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5th Ave & W 49th St, New York, NY 10020

As discussed during the dispatch call, police officers coordinated a traffic detail near 49th Street and 5th Avenue in Manhattan due to heavy vehicle and pedestrian congestion. Officers repositioned units from Madison Avenue to improve flow and safety. The situation appeared to involve routine traffic management and a request for additional police assistance.

Audio|Heard on: NYPD Citywide 3
Listen to dispatch call
03:12
Transcript:
00:00
Sir, I got one traffic cop down here at five.
00:08
Five and what back there?
00:10
We have one traffic on him.
00:12
I need another help out.
00:13
Police passing through when they open up those lanes for the pedestrians.
00:19
Fifth Avenue and what? What's pretty about it?
00:24
49th Street and Fifth Avenue.
00:26
I only have one green vest here trying to pull this traffic through.
00:32
(name withheld) is doing a good job of the pedestrians holding them back, but we need some more cops to pull the traffic through the light.
00:46
I come from near (street withheld).
00:49
Normal operation in regards to Mr. (name withheld).
00:51
L2 with dementia.
00:54
Sergeant, this is Officer Rondon from the 3-0 precinct on the air.
01:00
On the air, Sergeant.
01:01
Need for you to get ahead over 49th and 5th Avenue.
01:03
This is that officer.
01:08
10-4.
01:11
I'll tell you the southbound corner of one home station in regards to a misalignment of the immobilization point near (address withheld).
01:17
Looks like (name withheld), date of birth (number withheld), last seen at 12 h.
01:22
Female, approximately five feet seven inches tall, about 180 pounds, wearing dark green pants, red shirt, hair cut in a bob, glasses.
01:31
San Francisco Royal.
01:34
Oh yeah.
01:37
Can we use that the traffic conditions on Madison and if they're light and able to be run by the lights, can we post things in the 5th Avenue?
01:45
One to four nine and several to four eight as possible.
01:53
15,
01:54
Madison and 49, both assess the other intersections we have agents on.
01:57
If we can pull them, we need to pull up through 5th Avenue.
02:05
This animal calls the Puyo.
02:07
More latos, 111st and Precinct.
02:17
Manager, we're at the command near Zora.
02:27
Denim a quarter, peel mulattoes on eleven freezing on the air.
02:30
On the air.
02:32
I am one and all concerned he survived.
02:34
So what we did find out is two guys who was traffic pedestrians.
02:36
All right? Survived even more frequently.
02:40
Good.
02:41
One year on the air.
02:48
Commander Benzor, the units on Madison have been there.
02:52
Traffic is not heavy over there.
02:53
Move the units over to help off Fifth Avenue.
02:57
On 49 and 5, we need additional units.
03:00
We have three units on 49th Street and Madison Avenue.
03:08
Let's move one of them over to 49 and Fifth.

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Location mentioned:
5th Ave & W 49th St, New York, NY 10020
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