Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Daniel Dromm

Hundreds rallied in March for the city to make good on its promise to close all of 78th Street in Jackson Heights to car traffic. A car dealership on the block has gotten around that pledge. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Council Member Dromm to DOT Commish: Build Full Travers Park or Betray Vision Zero

By Julianne Cuba and David Meyer | May 11, 2019 | 9 Comments

Jackson Heights Council Member Daniel Dromm unleashed hell on Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg on Friday because of the de Blasio administration’s apparent capitulation to a politically connected car-dealership.

An overflow crowd came out on Monday night to plan a strategy for getting the city to make good on its promise to turn 78th Street in Jackson Heights into a park. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

City Officials Were a No-Show At Monday Night’s Massive Jackson Heights Town Hall

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 16, 2019 | 9 Comments

The plan was to remove cars from a single block. Then a car dealership demanded some of the public space. Now city officials aren't talking.

Councill Member Danny Dromm at a community bike event this past weekend. Photo: Claudia Corcino/Twitter

Council Member Danny Dromm Wants A ‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Northern Boulevard

By David Meyer | Oct 4, 2018 | 3 Comments

Dromm is the latest local official to demand that DOT take aggressive action to slow down drivers on Northern Boulevard.

Raul Ampuero lays flowers at the memorial for his son Giovanni. Photo: Clarence Eckerson

Streetfilms: Jackson Heights Remembers Giovanni Ampuero and Calls for a Safer Northern Boulevard

By David Meyer | May 8, 2018 | 2 Comments

There are too many funerals for children killed by drivers on Northern Boulevard.

De Blasio Advances Queens Boulevard Redesign Despite CB 4 Shenanigans

By David Meyer | May 11, 2016 | 39 Comments

Mayor de Blasio has instructed NYC DOT to move forward with the redesign of Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst following a contentious meeting of Queens Community Board 4 last night, in which the chairman hastily pushed through a vote against the bike lane portion of the project. “I respect those who disagree with us, but in the […]

Safer Streets for Corona and Elmhurst vs. Queens Community Board 4

By David Meyer | Feb 11, 2016 | 13 Comments

This could be a big year for safer street designs in Corona and Elmhurst. DOT’s plan for a protected bike lane on 111th Street is poised to improve access to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, and the agency is expected to move ahead with the second phase of its Queens Boulevard redesign. The way things are […]

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