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NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Left Van in Gear, Killing Senior in Astoria
Update: The Daily News identified the deceased victim as Arline Smeal.
September 1, 2016
Eyes on the Street: A Proper Bike Lane on Shore Boulevard
The new two-way bike lane on Shore Boulevard in Astoria is rounding into form and just needs some finishing touches from DOT. With the bike lane, which replaced the northbound car lane on Shore Boulevard, pedestrians and cyclists will no longer have to awkwardly share the asphalt path inside the edge of Astoria Park, and crossings between the park and the East River waterfront will be shorter.
June 8, 2016
When Will Western Queens Assembly Members Sign on to Move NY?
With the clock winding down on the legislative session in Albany, Queens activists are making the case for the Move NY toll reform package. Volunteers with the Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives rallied at the foot of the Triborough Bridge Saturday to call for a tolling system that works better for drivers and transit riders than the city's current hodgepodge of free bridges and priced MTA crossings.
June 6, 2016
After Fatal Hit-and-Run, Queens CB 1 Calls on DOT to Redesign 21st Street
Queens Community Board 1 endorsed a resolution late last night asking DOT for a "comprehensive redesign of the entire length of 21st Street along Complete Street principles."
April 20, 2016
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 45-Year-Old Man Crossing 21st Street in Astoria
Update: The victim in this crash was identified as Sean Crume, age 45, according to NYPD.
April 7, 2016
DOT Proposes East-West Bike Route on 31st Ave in Queens
Last summer, a group of Queens residents began organizing as the Queens Bike Initiative. Their mission: to push the city to build bike connections linking their neighborhoods in northern Queens to the borough’s parks. Nine months later, DOT has presented a plan to stripe a bike route on 31st Avenue [PDF], which the Queens Bike Initiative is lauding as the first step toward realizing their greater vision.
March 15, 2016
Queens CB 1 Votes for Protected Bike Lanes By Astoria Park
By a vote of 33 to 1 last night, Queens Community Board 1 endorsed DOT’s plan for traffic-calming on the streets around Astoria Park.
February 17, 2016
DOT’s Astoria Park Safety Plan Calls for 3 Protected Bike Lanes
Last June, a hit-and-run driver killed 21-year-old Betty DiBiaso at the intersection of 19th Street and Ditmars Boulevard, next to Astoria Park. The loss of DiBiaso prompted a neighborhood-wide discussion about the need to improve street safety around one of Queens’ most visited parks, and on Tuesday night DOT showed Queens Community Board 2 its proposals for the area [PDF].
January 21, 2016
Richard Brown: Homicide Conviction for Driver Who Killed Betty DiBiaso
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown won a homicide conviction against a hit-and-run driver who killed a woman near Astoria Park last summer.
November 20, 2015