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Car Dealers Turn Northern Boulevard’s Sidewalks Into Vehicle Showrooms
As a matter of practice, car dealerships along Northern Boulevard, one of the most dangerous streets in Queens, illegally use its sidewalks and curb lanes as a showroom for vehicles. NYPD doesn't enforce against the appropriation of sidewalks and won't answer questions about it.
July 8, 2015
Ferreras: “My Focus Is to Make 111th Street One Hundred Percent Safe”
A grassroots effort to improve safety on extra-wide 111th Street in Corona yielded a DOT plan for a road diet, better pedestrian crossings, and a protected bike lane this spring. Then two members of Queens Community Board 4 stymied the proposal, at least for the time being. To keep the project moving forward, Council Member Julissa Ferreras has organized two neighborhood town halls this month.
July 1, 2015
Hunter Students Offer a Multi-Modal Vision for Queens Boulevard
About a year ago, the Transportation Alternatives Queens activist committee approached the Hunter College urban planning program about Queens Boulevard. The advocates wanted help jumpstarting real-world changes on the street known as the Boulevard of Death.
June 26, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Vernon Boulevard Gets Bike Lane Barriers
Biking in western Queens is getting a welcome upgrade.
June 16, 2015
Want to Drive Thru Corona to the US Open? Francisco Moya’s Got Your Back
Assembly Member Francisco Moya opposes a DOT plan for safer walking and biking on 111th Street next to Flushing Meadows Corona Park. In a statement, he said it will slow down people driving through the neighborhood he represents on their way to professional baseball games and tennis tournaments.
June 5, 2015
Queens CB 2 Votes Unanimously in Favor of Queens Blvd Protected Bike Lane
Big changes are coming to Queens Boulevard in Woodside this summer after a unanimous vote last night from Queens Community Board 2 for a DOT redesign.
June 5, 2015
2 Queens Community Board Members Hold Up a Safety Project for Thousands
The transportation committee of Queens Community Board 4, which covers Corona and Elmhurst, is comprised of three people. On Monday evening, two of them showed up to a meeting -- that's quorum, apparently -- and they really, really did not want any changes to 111th Street.
June 3, 2015
Richard Brown: No Charges for Driver Who Killed Boy on Neighborhood Street
An 8-year-old boy hit by a driver on a neighborhood street in Queens on Memorial Day died from his injuries. NYPD and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown filed no charges.
June 3, 2015
Q44 Select Bus Service: Bus Lanes for Flushing and Jamaica, Not in Between
DOT and the MTA have released the plan for Select Bus Service on the Q44 linking Jamaica, Flushing, and the Bronx, which serves 44,000 passengers daily. The areas that need bus lanes most -- downtown Jamaica and Flushing -- are in line to get them, but not the rest of the route.
May 28, 2015
Motorists Kill Three Pedestrians and Seriously Injure Two Kids in Five Days
New York City motorists killed three adults and seriously injured two children in five crashes since last Thursday.
May 26, 2015