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Kevin Duggan

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"We weren’t even double digits, we were in third grade," said Zoe Litt (left), standing with Nathalie Christman, who were both friends of Cooper Stock (inset), who was killed by a driver in 2014. Photo: Kevin Duggan

‘Cooper’s Troopers’: Teens March for Last Time to Honor Classmate Killed by a Driver 9 Years Ago

By Kevin Duggan | Jun 1, 2023 | No Comments
The youngsters — "Cooper's Troopers" — have been doing the walk from the Calhoun School every year to the intersection where Cooper was killed, and Thursday marked the final time for their tribute as they are set to graduate this year.
The Hudson River Greenway has developed a sinkhole just months after Parks patched it up. Photo: Danny Pearlstein

UPTOWN SUNK: Parks Dept’s Poor Work on Hudson River Greenway is Already Caving In

By Kevin Duggan | May 31, 2023 | No Comments
"The patch-and-paste didn’t take," said one user. "Especially at night, it comes upon you pretty abruptly — it can throw somebody off their bike."
Queens Boulevard, seen  near Borough Hall, could do with some bike and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure. Photo: Google

Safety at Last! City Will Finally Finish Queens Blvd. Bike Lane, Promised a Decade Ago

By Kevin Duggan | May 30, 2023 | No Comments
The Department of Transportation said it will repurpose a travel lane in each direction for bike lanes between Union Turnpike in Forest Hills and Hillside Avenue in Briarwood.
Penned in: New Yorkers routinely have to navigate cramped sidewalks thanks to garbage taking up space. File photo: Kevin Duggan

Sanitation Restaurant Trash Plan Threatens to Gobble Up More Sidewalk: Advocates

By Kevin Duggan | May 25, 2023 | No Comments
New York City's already crowded sidewalks could get even more clogged under a new proposal to let restaurants leave trash cans out at all hours — spurring some advocates to call on the city to have eateries instead leave waste receptacles in the street.
A flatbed truck driver struck a pedestrian on E. 125th Street in East Harlem on May 24. Screenshot via Citizen App.

Flatbed Trucker Fatally Strikes Pedestrian on 125th Street in East Harlem

By Kevin Duggan | May 24, 2023 | No Comments
The trucker struck the 53-year-old man near Third Avenue just before 10:40 a.m., and the victim died at the scene, according to the NYPD.
The intersection of Homelawn Street and Grand Central Parkway Service Road where Daniel Zuzworsky (inset) was killed in January. Photo: Steve Vaccaro

‘Shattered’: Driver Fined Just $250 After Killing Queens Man

By Kevin Duggan | May 23, 2023 | No Comments
The wheels of justice grind on.
Chez Oskar's intricate setup along Malcolm X Boulevard in Brooklyn will have to yield to street parking come November, 2024, according to a bill in the City Council. Photo: Angelique Calmet Strakker

RED TAPE: Council’s Outdoor Dining Bill Could Undo Gains of Pandemic Program

By Kevin Duggan | May 22, 2023 | No Comments
“The cost for us, it’s probably gonna mean the end of outdoor dining as we know it.”
Chez Oskar's outdoor dining structures beautify Malcolm X Boulevard in Brooklyn. Photo: Shannon Greer

Council Moves Final Outdoor Dining Bill as Seasonal Program

By Kevin Duggan | May 19, 2023 | No Comments
The City Council will finally move forward with plans for a permanent outdoor dining program that would restrict "streeteries" in the roadway to eight months out of the year while, according to new legislation released on Thursday.
The Brooklyn Bridge's bustling entrance on the Manhattan side. Photo: Kevin Duggan

A Bridge Too Far: City Seeks Authority to Ban Sellers From Spans

By Kevin Duggan | May 18, 2023 | No Comments
DOT wants to officially ban street vendors from its bridges after NYPD temporarily ejected sellers from the Brooklyn Bridge promenade in January — raising the alarm for merchants who say they have fewer and fewer places to hawk their wares.
Even Mayor Adams has enjoyed the 34th Avenue open street, which, along with many others, could now get city funding to support the volunteer effort.

HOOPLA: City Adds $30M for Managing Open Streets

By Kevin Duggan | May 16, 2023 | No Comments
The Department of Transportation will bring in managers to help with day-to-day operations and management for pedestrian-friendly spaces, including open streets, plazas, shared streets, slow streets, street furniture and bike corrals.
DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez watches workers filling in concrete at Meeker Avenue at a press event on April 18. Photo: DOT

No Green: Meeker Bike Lane Delayed; DOT Blames Traffic Light Contractor

By Kevin Duggan | May 12, 2023 | No Comments
The upgrades — which promise to improve a mile-long stretch that is now a dangerous sluice between the Kosciuszko Bridge and Metropolitan Avenue — were slated to be done by the end of last year, but the DOT will only be part of the way done by the end of this year.
The intersection where Dolma Naadhum, 7, (inset) was killed by a driver on Feb. 17. File image

Cops: Driver Who Killed 7-Year-Old Girl in Astoria is Collared

By Kevin Duggan | May 9, 2023 | No Comments
Police on Tuesday morning arrested the woman they say fatally struck a 7-year-old girl in Astoria with her car in February, charging the motorist with criminally negligent homicide, a felony that carries a top jail sentence of four years.
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