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DOT’s Safety Plan for 21st Street in Astoria Leaves Everyone Wanting More
A street safety plan for 21st Street in western Queens has left elected officials asking for more from DOT.
February 26, 2015
NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed Man in Brooklyn Crosswalk
NYPD said charges probably won't be filed against the driver of a private bus who ran over and killed a man in a Brooklyn crosswalk, though it appears the victim was crossing with the right of way.
February 23, 2015
Eastern Queens Electeds Want Bus Lanes. Will DOT Deliver?
Council Member Rory Lancman and Assembly Member Michael Simanowitz have taken up the cause of opposing bus lanes for Select Bus Service in their eastern Queens districts. While the pair has gotten a lot of attention, they are outnumbered by almost a dozen city, state, and federal elected officials along the route urging the city to be bolder with its bus service upgrades.
February 19, 2015
Diversity Plaza Wishes You a Happy Valentine’s Day
In preparation for Valentine's Day, the Neighborhood Plaza Partnership set up a camera in Jackson Heights' Diversity Plaza to learn how to say "I love you" in some of the 138 languages spoken in Queens.
February 13, 2015
Bus Lane Foes Lancman and Simanowitz: Car Dependence Is a Fact of Life
What happens when you hold a meeting about better bus service but bus riders don't show up?
January 23, 2015
Big Turnout for DOT’s First Queens Boulevard Safety Workshop
Change is coming to the most feared street in New York.
January 22, 2015
Pulaski Bridge Bike Path Now Scheduled to Open by End of 2015
About a year behind schedule, a major project to improve walking and biking between Queens and Brooklyn is set to move forward in 2015.
December 11, 2014
Teen Driver Kills Senior on Street With No Sidewalks, NYPD Blames Victim
A teenage driver ran over a senior on a street with no sidewalks Sunday, and NYPD cast blame on the victim. The crash occurred in a police precinct where motorists have killed at least three pedestrians in 2014.
December 8, 2014
A 90-Second Appeal to Fix Woodhaven Boulevard With BRT
The BRT for NYC coalition recently released this short video that succinctly makes the case for change on Woodhaven Boulevard in southeast Queens. If you haven't personally experienced Woodhaven as a pedestrian or bus rider, it's a good introduction to what's at stake as NYC DOT and the MTA move forward with a project to improve transit service and street safety along more than 14 miles of this major corridor.
December 3, 2014
Envisioning a Safer Queens Boulevard Where People Want to Walk
While safety improvements have saved lives on Queens Boulevard since the late 1990s, when it was routine for more than a dozen people to be killed in a single year, the "Boulevard of Death" remains one of New York City's most dangerous streets. As DOT prepares to launch a comprehensive safety overhaul in the coming months, advocates have published some ideas about how to redesign Queens Boulevard for the Vision Zero era.
November 25, 2014