Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Astoria

Thursday’s Headlines: The Best Neighborhood on Twitter Edition

By Streetsblog | Jan 13, 2022 | No Comments

People have been losing their shit over Autumn Florek's "Best Neighborhood in the City" March Madness-style bracket, which enters the finals today. Plus all the other news.

Footage from the scene after a delivery worker was killed in 2020 underneath the wheels of a Bud Light truck in Queens. Source: Citizen

Opinion: The City’s Bike Lanes Need More Protection Than Flimsy Flex Posts

By Macartney Morris | Nov 16, 2021 | No Comments

The Crescent Street bike lane, for all its successes, has some real flaws.

The northwest entrance to the Astoria Heights Playground (center) lacks crosswalks or a stop sign. Photo: John Surico

#StuckAtDOT: The Case of the Missing Crosswalk

By John Surico | May 24, 2021 | No Comments

A block in Astoria with a playground and a school lacks crucial pedestrian infrastructure. Why?

The aftermath of the Astoria crash that killed Xing Long Lin and injured Nahar Anin-Aminof. File photo: Zohran Mamdani

Is Road Rage a Medical Episode? NYPD Says Fatal Crash in Queens is Still Under Investigation

By Julianne Cuba | May 4, 2021 | No Comments

The NYPD is still pursuing the "It was just an accident" theory after a reckless and impatient driver killed a Queens delivery worker.

This is what it all comes down to: Two precincts with utter contempt for their neighbors.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: Welcome to the Finals — the 114th vs. the 34th

By Streetsblog | Apr 5, 2021 | No Comments

This contest is motivated by one thing: the outrage we feel at the contempt that NYPD officers show towards their neighbors — and the finals were a microcosm of the entire tournament.

Truck Driver Kills Scooter Rider Near New Queens ‘Protected’ Bike Lane

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 12, 2020 | No Comments

An e-scooter delivery worker is dead after getting run over by the driver of a massive beer distribution truck in Queens.

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