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UPDATE: Judge in Queens NIMBY Suit Declines to Demand City Halt Ridgewood Bus Lane
Plaintiffs argue that businesses are suffering and side streets are choked with cars. But the city wants to speed buses to help tens of thousands of long-suffering riders.
September 18, 2019
Queens Board Votes Down Bus Lane for Parking
Ridgewood NIMBYs snub the transit-riding many in order to protect the car-owning few.
July 11, 2019
Police Search for Hit-and-Run ATV Rider Who Killed a 65-Year-Old Cyclist
NYPD needs your help in finding the killer of a 65-year-old cyclist last week.
September 4, 2018
The Call for 24/7 Bus Lanes During the L Train Shutdown Keeps Getting Stronger
Residents of Bushwick, Ridgewood, and points east are counting on the de Blasio administration to set aside street space for effective surface transit when the shutdown starts next April.
June 6, 2018
Families for Safe Streets and DOT Cut the Ribbon on Myrtle-Wyckoff Plaza
The plaza, on the block of Wyckoff Avenue between Myrtle and Gates, is the centerpiece of a major safety project that will reduce conflicts between drivers and pedestrians at an intersection where three people were killed by motorists since 2009.
December 2, 2016
DOT Moves Ahead With Redesign of Deadly Myrtle-Wyckoff Intersection
DOT is moving ahead with a new plaza and safety improvements at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue, Wyckoff Avenue, and Palmetto Street on the border of Brooklyn and Queens, the Ridgewood Times reports, with work slated to start today. The project got a thumbs up from one of the neighboring community boards and a thumbs down from the other but has enjoyed strong support from local Council Member Antonio Reynoso throughout the process.
September 21, 2016
Brooklyn CB 1 Wants to Delay Metropolitan Ave Bridge Bike Lane Some More
On Wednesday night, Brooklyn Community Board 1 voted 18 to 8 against a DOT plan to add a bike lane connecting Bushwick and Ridgewood via the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge. Technically, the board voted against making a recommendation on the project, but after two years of deliberation already, the decision to withhold an endorsement is tantamount to opposition.
September 16, 2016
Myrtle-Wyckoff Plaza Gets Near-Unanimous Approval From Queens CB 5
With 29 votes in favor, none against, and one abstention, Queens Community Board 5 overwhelmingly endorsed DOT's safety plan for the Myrtle-Wyckoff transit hub last night. The project would significantly reduce potential conflicts between turning drivers and pedestrians, mainly by creating a car-free plaza on Wyckoff Avenue between Gates and Myrtle [PDF].
July 14, 2016
Tonight: Queens Community Board 5 Takes Up Myrtle-Wyckoff Plaza
Queens Community Board 5 will vote on DOT's safety plan for the Myrtle-Wyckoff transit hub at its monthly meeting this evening. The plan, which creates a one-block public plaza on Wyckoff Avenue between Gates and Myrtle [PDF], won near-unanimous support from the CB 5 transportation committee three weeks ago.
July 13, 2016
Driver Who Killed Senior in Queens Crosswalk Not Charged With a Crime
A motorist who killed a senior in a Ridgewood crosswalk was summonsed for failing to yield, but NYPD did not charge her with a misdemeanor under the Right of Way Law.
July 8, 2016