Friday's announcement puts a price tag and a timeline on the mayor's commitment to fixing the deadly roadway. But it will be up to the next mayor to do it.
Top state lawmakers have struck out on a package of pending street safety bills, and today is the last chance for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to grab a bat and get in the game.
"To people who oppose the plan, I ask: The whole whole world is polluted by cars, so exactly where do we go? My cancer was brought on by the pollution caused by cars. I have to get fresh air."