Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Astoria

We call this the Ballad of the Costa Concrescentia. Photo via Juan Restrepo

Astoria Council Member Backs Protected Bike Lane Linking Queensboro and Triborough bridges

By Dave Colon | Sep 18, 2019 | 3 Comments

"We want that connectivity, and the only way to do that is with a protected bike lane. To do just sharrows or paint is not the solution we're looking for."

Looking over the Triboro's traffic at the Manhattan skyline. Photo: Steve Scofield

The Outlaw Biker’s Illustrated Guide to the Triboro Bridge

By Steve Scofield | Jun 6, 2019 | 32 Comments

As authorities plot their annual spring crackdown on the RFK Bridge, a regular rider calls for changes to make the span truly bike friendly.

Queens Pol Wants Safer Streets — But Also More Parking for Car-Loving Cops

By David Meyer | Feb 4, 2019 | 24 Comments

Astoria Council Member Costa Constantinides wants to make his districts streets safer. But his proposal for a new parking lot for neighborhood cops is likely to draw the ire of safe street advocates.

The BQX streetcar is a $2.7-billion boondoggle, our columnist says. Image: Friends of BQX

Op-Ed: BQX Streetcar Plan Should Be Scrapped for Bus Rapid Transit

By Anonymous | Nov 12, 2018 | 61 Comments

There is a far better, far cheaper alternative to the streetcar: Bus Rapid Transit.

Everyone wants something from a proposed development at Sunnyside Yards. Photo: Laura Shepard

Everybody Wants Something — But Especially Transit — at Sunnyside Yards

By Laura Shepard | Oct 25, 2018 | 27 Comments

Tens of thousands of people may one day be housed over the rail yard. Will the subway and LIRR be ready?

35th Street at 23rd Avenue in Astoria. Image: Google Maps

Astoria Cyclist Xellea Samonte Killed by Motorist, Slandered by NYPD

By Brad Aaron | Jul 27, 2018 | 11 Comments

NYPD has now blamed deceased cyclists for running red lights at least seven times in the last 16 months. Police have produced no corroborative evidence.

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