Police activity leads to road closure near Prospect St and Riverdale, Yonkers NY
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Road ClosureAccording to the dispatch call, police activity near Prospect Street and Riverdale Avenue in Yonkers has led to road closures and advised drivers to avoid left turns and to reroute via Main Street or Vark Street. Firefighter activity has also caused a street block on North Avenue.
Audio|Heard on: Westchester NY Transportation Group Calls
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02:49
Transcript:
00:00
455, you might see a closure or police activity on Prospect.
00:03
Don't make that left turn, just keep it straight.
00:08
Okay, keep it straight on Prospect, all right.
00:11
And then what?
00:13
You're gonna keep it straight on South Broadway and you just make the left turn on Main Street to continue out.
00:21
Okay, because I'm gonna do the five and 400 and forty-five after this one.
00:29
Yeah, boys, just avoid that section for now.
00:31
You should be able to get around it once you get down to Main Street.
00:34
Then you can turn back around by getting into the post office.
00:37
But you are going to get stuck over there if you try to go to the left tunnel, possibly where Burger King is.
00:41
So just go straight on South Broadway.
00:44
I got it. Thank you.
00:47
Thank you, sir.
00:53
First 310.
00:57
TJ, go ahead.
01:00
Did he say something about South Broadway just a while ago?
01:04
Ten four. Once you leave the YMCA, just don't make left turn onto Prospect.
01:09
Just keep it straight.
01:10
Your next available left turn will be Vark Street, which is taking to South Broadway.
01:14
Then continue out, please.
01:16
You say Vark Street?
01:19
It's going to be Vark Street with a V like Violet, Vark Street.
01:23
But if you see that the police activity has gone away, you can still make the turn.
01:28
Okay, ten four.
01:38
Yeah, they got the this is bus 498.
01:42
They got the street blocked, I mean, and Lockwood and North Avenue.
01:49
498, what are your options? Can you do anything right now? Make a left turn?
01:54
Oh yeah, yeah, I'm making a left turn just letting you know that they blocked the street on North Avenue.
01:58
It was a firefighter activity.
02:01
10-4, no problem.
02:02
You know your way around?
02:05
Yeah, yeah, I got it.
02:07
Ten four, thank you sir.
02:08
Let me know if I have any issues.
02:11
All right, no problem.
02:16
This is 352 calling.
02:20
Three five two, yeah, we were just letting you know there's a possible road closure right there on Prospect and uh South Prospect and Riverdale.
02:30
Hi, I'm so sorry, a possible um what?
02:35
Possible road closures due to police activity by Prospect and Riverdale, but I think you should be fine making the right turn on South Broadway.
02:44
Oh yes, yes, yes.
02:45
Thank you. Um, I saw that.
02:48
I see. I saw that.
02:49
Thank you so much.
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Location mentioned:
Prospect St & Riverdale Ave, Yonkers, NY 10701
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