Traffic control operation near Sixth and Eighth Avenues, New York NY
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, traffic control personnel and tow trucks coordinated around Sixth and Eighth Avenues to manage two-way traffic and clear emergency lanes. Commands were issued to remove pedicabs and bicycles from restricted areas, and certain streets between 41st and 57th were closed for traffic adjustments. The situation appeared to focus on ensuring emergency vehicle access and maintaining safe conditions.
Audio|Heard on: NYPD Citywide 3
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Transcript:
00:00
Specialist Commander Jackman on the air.
00:02
Stand by, sir.
00:04
Make sure you press the note.
00:05
No tow truck drivers known that Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue is going to have two-way traffic.
00:09
For them to be alert, be careful driving.
00:13
Got the 10-4[1], sir.
00:23
Section Commanders, XRD here.
00:31
Proceed, projector.
00:33
(name withheld), I have another tow truck here.
00:36
It's going to be at the corner of West 51st Street and 8th Avenue, West 51st Street and 8th Avenue.
00:43
Once you have the other taken care of, send it this way.
00:47
I have given him 10 minutes.
00:49
He's playing games.
00:50
There's no operators.
00:53
I sent him the photos.
00:55
That's a four-story.
00:57
Is that a regular tow or is that a heavy duty tow?
01:00
Chase it. It'll be heavy duty, heavy duty.
01:04
All right, step four, step four.
01:19
So what's your message?
01:23
I'm nine for you.
01:25
Have you all his mad cars running, please?
01:29
Step four, I'll do it over there.
01:46
Officer Delgado, call me in on the air.
01:48
This is Delgado.
01:52
Standing by, son.
01:54
Hey OB, how far up you guys at?
01:59
We are on four, four and eight right now.
02:01
Four, thank you.
02:04
Got it.
02:12
Transmission operations to all supervisors assigned to the emergency call lane.
02:17
Pull all pedicabs off the emergency call lane that's for emergency vehicles only.
02:35
Lieutenant Fett, a call.
02:37
Please be junctioning now to get the pedicabs off Eighth and Sixth Avenue.
02:43
(name withheld) ran.
02:45
Lieutenant Fett spread.
02:53
Section commander, boss down there.
02:57
I'm on the air, go.
02:59
Um, SC, just an advisory.
03:01
41st to 51st is shut down east-west, nothing going up 8th Avenue, but from 51 to 57 it's open back up, but just northbound, no east and west.
03:12
That's all.
03:13
Thank you for the update.
03:18
Lieutenant Castaldo said a traffic detail.
03:20
Please be advised, if you have any pedicabs trying to access Sixth and Eighth Avenues, you must deny them access.
03:26
No pedicabs coming from Fifth or from Ninth Avenues.
03:30
Details portable.
03:37
I repeat, do not allow pedicabs or bicycles on the emergency lanes.
03:52
All supervisors and officers assigned to the emergency lanes on Sixth and Eighth Avenue, do not allow pedicabs or bicycles.
03:59
All pedestrians to access the emergency lanes.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received, understood, or OK.
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Location mentioned:
6th Ave & W 8th St, New York, NY 10011
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