Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Astoria

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.

Footage from the scene after a scooter rider was killed underneath the wheels of a Bud Light truck in Queens Thursday. Source: Citizen

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.

The Citi Bike expansion into Astoria puts bikes where they belong: the street.

Astoria District Manager Demands Citi Bike Docks Take Sidewalk Space To Save Parking

By Dave Colon | Oct 27, 2020 | No Comments

Every battle that has already been won has to be waged and won again and again and again.

As with any temporary protected bike lane, the protection is only as good as drivers' adherence to the rules. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Eyes on the Street: Crescent Street Bike Lane Is Great* (Yes, That’s an Asterisk)

By Streetsblog | May 28, 2020 | No Comments

The temporary protected bike lane on Crescent Street is only as good as the will of car owners.

This is how good life can be without cars in our parks. (Note the car skid marks in the bike lane!) Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

It CAN Be Done: Shore Blvd. in Astoria Has Been Opened Up for People — And Without Cops!

By Streetsblog | Apr 16, 2020 | No Comments

Streetfilms has the exclusive footage here.

Activists offered comments at the DOT workshop on the proposed protected bike lanes Tuesday. Photo: Dave Colon

DOT Debuts Plans for Protected Bike Lanes on Crescent and 31st Streets in Astoria

By Dave Colon | Feb 12, 2020 | No Comments

After a long campaign by activists, the city aims to protect cyclists from chaotic traffic between the Triborough and Queensboro bridges.

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