Village Installs New Traffic Light At Cathedral Ave And Fourth St

GARDEN CITY, NY — The Village of Garden City is installing a new traffic light at an intersection that has been the sight of numerous crashes over the years.

The Nassau County Department of Public Works will be installing the light at the intersection of Fourth Street and Cathedral Avenue. There is still minor work that needs to be done before the light is working, the village said.

According to the village, the intersection has been the site of many serious accidents, the most recent of which happened in late November. From 2017 through 2019, there were 163 accidents reported on Cathedral Avenue, more than half of which injured people.

Requests from the community to ease traffic at the intersection led to the light. A study began in January about the feasibility of slowing traffic at the intersection.