Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Queens

The proposed "Queens Ribbon." Rendering: Sam Schwartz Engineering

Opinion: Gridlock Sam’s Ribbon Bridges Are Growing on Me

By Samuel Santaella | Jul 20, 2020 | No Comments

The proposed bike/ped spans would help active transportation citywide. In fact, we could use more of them!

SEE IT! Street Riders NYC Build the Black Lives Matter Movement in Queens

By Streetsblog | Jul 19, 2020 | No Comments

Our Streetsfilm colleague Clarence Eckerson Jr. joined Street Riders NYC on their latest protest ride, this time taking thousands of cyclists through Queens.

Police arrested a Pomona resident, Kevin Miller, after he tried to run down protestors at a Black Lives Matter rally in Whitestone, Queens. Source: Facebook

Déjà Vu: Another Man Plows Into ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters With His Car In Queens

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 9, 2020 | No Comments

Another driver who plowed into demonstrators in Whitestone gets kid-glove treatment from cops.

Queens Boulevard at its best. Photo: Stephen Miller

The Final Phase of the Queens Boulevard Safety Redesign is On Ice For This Year At Least

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 12, 2020 | No Comments

DOT confirmed on Tuesday that it had put off the project for the year — at least.

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

Queens Speaks: Fixing New York’s Pre-Existing Transportation Condition

By Queens Bike Initiative | Apr 29, 2020 | No Comments

New York lacks political will to provide safe streets and safe transit — EVERYWHERE and for EVERYONE.

The intersection is typically a free-for-all. Photo: Google

Police Hunt Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Queens

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 14, 2020 | No Comments

The driver of an SUV struck and killed a Queens pedestrian on Tuesday afternoon, then did a U-turn and left his victim for dead, police said.

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