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DOT Commish Promises Safety Improvements at Queens Intersection Where Pedestrian Was Run Over Three Times
Ydanis Rodriguez promised that his agency would make safety improvements at a notorious Queens intersection, but it will take a few more days.
February 23, 2022
‘Apolline’s Garden’ is a Go, DOT Commissioner Says
Ydanis Rodriguez confirmed that a Brooklyn roadway where a 3-month-old girl was killed in her stroller by a reckless driver will be converted into a public plaza, pushing aside the parochial concerns of car owners who will no longer be able to use curbside space to park six vehicles for free.
February 22, 2022
Cops Say They’ve Arrested the Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed a Beloved Teacher on McGuinness Blvd
The death so horrified the community that McGuinness cleaves that then-Mayor de Blasio immediately announced that the roadway would undergo a $40-million facelift, which remains in the planning stage.
February 22, 2022
SEE IT! Mayor Adams Visits 34th Avenue — But His Plans for ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street Remain Unclear
But Council Member Shekar Krishnan, who lobbied Adams for the conversion from road to resource, is optimistic that the mayor gets it.
February 20, 2022
Bike Lane Bolstering Begins — But it Won’t Be Done in 100 Days, As Promised
The protecting of protected bike lanes has begun ... slowly.
February 18, 2022
Teenager Who May Have Been Driving Illegally Kills Queens Pedestrian with a Massive Truck
A 16-year-old boy who was driving a massive Ford F-150 — illegally, given his age — struck and killed a 19-year-old pedestrian on Northern Boulevard on Thursday afternoon, the Department of Transportation said.
February 18, 2022
Cops Say They Have Arrested the Car-Obsessed Hit-and-Run Driver Who Critically Wounded a Park Slope Pedestrian
Cops said 31-year-old David Mocete smashed into the pedestrian at around 9 p.m. last Thursday, then fled
February 18, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: City Budget Reveal Edition
The mayor mars his sober budget message with a tendentious crime chart. Plus other news.
February 17, 2022
This Time the Charm: Will Long-Delayed Queens Greenway Finally Get Funding?
It's a project that's been stalled since 1977, so, who knows?!
February 17, 2022
E-Cyclist Dies After Being Doored On Deadly West Side Strip
An e-bike rider who was doored by a taxi passenger last month has died of his injuries — and neither the driver nor his passenger was summonsed for the illegal act. It is the first cyclist death of the year, according to the Department of Transportation.
February 16, 2022
