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Hey, Drivers, Stop Saying Car-Free Streets Are Unsafe … Because You’re Wrong!
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.
February 3, 2021
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Outraged at Local Community Board, Open Streets Supporters Send Letters
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.
November 4, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Queens Pol Spoke to Mayor — And He ‘Gets It’ On 34th Ave. Open Street
On this, the mayor gets it.
October 24, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: DOT Will Take the Lead on Future of 34th Avenue as a ‘Permanent’ Open Street
The Department of Transportation will lay out a "long-term" plan next week for the roadway's "transformation," Streetsblog has learned.
October 22, 2020
Two More Miles of Open Streets Coming Tomorrow: Broadway, Lower East Side and 34th Ave. in Queens
"We're ready to go into higher gear," the mayor said on Wednesday, announcing just 1.9 more miles of open streets.
May 6, 2020
WE FIRST! After Mayoral Announcement, Neighborhoods Demand Open Streets
Residents are starting to take to the streets ... for streets they can take to!
April 28, 2020
… And Give Queens Residents More Room To Breathe and Stroll
As COVID-19 hits hard in crowded neighborhoods, the mayor's plan to open pedestrian streets must be much bolder.
April 2, 2020
Queens Pedestrian is Backed Over and Killed by Driver Who is Not Charged
A driver backing out of his driveway ran over and killed one of his neighbors on a Queens street on Saturday, yet was not charged even for the basic negligence.
February 2, 2020
Jackson Heights Assembly Candidate Unveils Plan to Transform Deadly Northern Boulevard
Jessica González-Rojas, blasted veteran Assembly Member Michael DenDekker as a do-nothing pol who has failed to stop the carnage on the highway-like roadway where seven have died in three years.
January 28, 2020
Op-Ed: MTA’s Queens Bus Redesign is Not Good for Jackson Heights
I had high hopes for the Queens bus redesign. I was very disappointed.
January 7, 2020
