Residents in North Plainfield are demanding that city officials make improvements to a busy intersection, which many deem dangerous.

They say in the past three months, there have been seven crashes at the intersection of Greenbrook Road at Duer Street. The last one occurred on Friday.

At Tuesday's borough council meeting, residents showed up to voice their concerns.

They approached the podium during the public comment section of the meeting to share eye-witness accounts.

Ed Parliman has lived just feet away from the intersection for 40 years.

"They're not fender benders; cars are being totaled and you had one person die there," Parliman said.

On March 4, just after 1 p.m., there was a two-car crash that left one person dead.

Maria Torres has lived at the corner for 35 years.

Through a translator, she said, several times, accidents have happened at the intersection, and the cars end up on her property, leaving her in constant fear.

Residents say there have been some improvements made. The crosswalk is newly painted. There are also lane markings, and News 12 was told that the stop sign has been swapped for a larger one. At Monday night's meeting, the council introduced an ordinance that would prohibit parking on Greenbrook Road, which would increase visibility on Duer Street.

North Plainfield Mayor Lawrence Laronde reassured residents that improvements will continue to be made.

"The county has approved this, so if the council passes this, it will have to go to the commissioners," Laronde said.

As for a speed limit reduction, which is one of the requests from residents, another ordinance will be introduced to the council at the next meeting to drop it from 35 to 25 mph. It has already been approved by the county.