Disappearing Cars In Forest Hills No Cause For Panic, DOT Says

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — Can't find the car you parked on 67th Road or 67th Avenue? Vehicles were being towed Monday as the city worked to repave the area.

A notice posted in the area said cars parked on the streets between Yellowstone Boulevard and 102nd Street would be removed – though the owners would not receive any penalty.

Instead, once they got over the panic of finding their car had disappeared, they are being told to contact the NYPD's 112th precinct and find out where to collect their vehicle.

The work and towing will happen between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, according to the Department of Transportation.

Neither the towing company nor the 112th Precinct was able to say how many cars had been towed as of Monday afternoon.

The two roads have had 32 injuries between 2010 and 2014, according to DOT records. The work is part of the city's Vision Zero plan designed to make streets safer.

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