Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Corona

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.

Evelia's Tamales, an immigrant-owned food truck, has tried to keep its business alive during the pandemic. Photo: Street Vendor Project

Op-Ed: City Must Include Street Vendors in Any Outdoor Dining Push

By Street Vendor Project | May 19, 2020 | No Comments

How the "al fresco" movement could help under-served — and often harassed — immigrant-owned businesses.

WE FIRST! After Mayoral Announcement, Neighborhoods Demand Open Streets

By Gersh Kuntzman and Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Apr 28, 2020 | No Comments

Residents are starting to take to the streets ... for streets they can take to!

Many New Yorkers like these commuters are exposing themselves to the virus because they cant afford to work from home. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Op-Ed: When Self-Quarantine Is a Privilege

By Ydanis Rodriguez | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments

Poor New Yorkers can't work from home to protect themselves from COVID-19. The city will be judged by how it responds to the most needy.

A new analysis of city crash data reveals that the intersection of Ludlow and Rivington streets on the Lower East Side is the most-dangerous one-lane crossing in the city. Photo: Ben Verde

Williamsburg, Lower East Side, Corona and Ditmas Park Are Small-Street Danger Zones

By Ben Verde | Feb 8, 2019 | 7 Comments

Mostly, one-lane intersections are safe. But a new analysis by Localize shows where they are not.

Proposed bike lane projects for Corona, Jackson Heights, and East Elmhurst. The dotted lines indicate the proposed routes: blue for painted lanes, green for protected lanes, and purple for sharrows. Image: DOT

DOT Plans Small ‘Big Jump’ into Bike Lane Expansion in Queens

By David Meyer | Oct 18, 2018 | 22 Comments

But new routes proposed for Elmhurst, Corona, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights fall short of their supersized name.

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