Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Corona

OPINION: Make 34th Avenue a Living Memorial to the Pandemic

By Steven Bodzin | Mar 17, 2021 | No Comments

The best way to honor the pandemic dead is to mark their passing, but also celebrate life — and a truly permanent 34th Avenue open street is the perfect way to do that, says our op-ed writer.

In Jackson Heights, residents are using the 34th Avenue open street exactly as designed: for safe, socially responsible recreation. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Hey, Drivers, Stop Saying Car-Free Streets Are Unsafe … Because You’re Wrong!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 3, 2021 | No Comments

Streetsblog analyzed crash data from the same seven-month period in 2019 (when the street remained open to cars all day) and in 2020 (when cars were banished). Guess which period had 85 percent fewer injuries.

The open street on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights is the most popular in town. File photo: Clarence Eckerson

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Outraged at Local Community Board, Open Streets Supporters Send Letters

By Streetsblog | Nov 4, 2020 | No Comments

Queens Community Board 3 is already receiving vehement letters after its Traffic and Transportation Committee expressed doubt over a permanent open street for a park-starved neighborhood.

A few hundred people, marching behind a nice handmade banner, demanded permanence for the 34th Avenue open street on Saturday. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

EXCLUSIVE: Queens Pol Spoke to Mayor — And He ‘Gets It’ On 34th Ave. Open Street

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 24, 2020 | No Comments

On this, the mayor gets it.

EXCLUSIVE: DOT Will Take the Lead on Future of 34th Avenue as a ‘Permanent’ Open Street

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 22, 2020 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation will lay out a "long-term" plan next week for the roadway's "transformation," Streetsblog has learned.

Motorcycles take up less space, are easier on roads, and pollute less than cars. Photo: Chris Sequeira

Opinion: After Revel’s Retreat, Whither the Motorcycle in NYC?

By Chris Sequeira | Jul 30, 2020 | No Comments

The experience of the e-scooter service showed the need for better safety education. But, with proper rules and encouragement, motorcycles could enhance mobility while reducing cars.

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