Kingsbridge Step Street to Get $7M Facelift

Call it a step in the right direction.

Funds have been earmarked to fix an elongated staircase in Kingsbridge. The $7 million bid to fix the so-called step street at 229th Street between Heath and Summit avenues. Residents have long complained about the treacherous step street, which remained in use despite barricades by the city Department of Transportation. Long Island-based construction firm Padilla Construction Services Inc. won the bid to restore the concrete steps.

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