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Queens Boulevard at its best. Photo: Stephen Miller

City Finally Commits To Finishing Queens Boulevard Bike Lane — Again

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 15, 2020 | No Comments

The city said it would finally break ground on the last phase of the long-delayed Queens Boulevard protected bike lane next year — and exactly as it was originally designed. Sorry, Karen!

How Queens Boulevard looks now versus how it could look.

OPINION: Finish the Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Now

By Eliseo Labayen | Sep 11, 2020 | No Comments

The poor leadership of CM Koslowitz is holding up street safety, a Council hopeful says.

Mayor de Blasio, and Council Member Karen Koslowitz in the background are backtracking on the Queens Boulevard bike lane. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Backtracks On Long-Stalled Queens Boulevard Bike Lane

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 20, 2020 | No Comments

Throws DOT commissioner under the bus in effort to placate a pro-car Queens pol.

The photo shows why Jewel Avenue is so dangerous for cyclists. Here at the 69th Road leg, cyclists are expected to make their way uphill with drivers who have exited a highway as the bike lane disappears. Photo: Google Maps

Op-Ed: Jewel Avenue is the New Boulevard of Death

By Joby Jacob | Nov 13, 2019 | No Comments

Jewel Avenue — like neighboring Queens Boulevard — excels in road injuries and fatalities. DOT should redesign it, stat!

Advocates for safe streets rallied on Queens Boulevard on Sunday. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

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Activists Blast de Blasio for Rikers Vote 'Quid Pro Quo' with Anti-Bike Pol

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 20, 2019 | No Comments

"Finish it now! Finish it now!" street safety activists chanted in the face of more stalling from the mayor.

In May 2017, Mayor de Blasio and Council Member Karen Koslowitz touted the city's efforts — including the installation of bike lanes — with a visit to the boulevard. Koslowitz now opposes the project. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

De Blasio Won’t Say Words ‘Bike Lane’ and ‘Queens Blvd.’ Together

By David Meyer | Mar 28, 2019 | 9 Comments

Mayor de Blasio declined to commit to installing a protected bike lane — which is his own administration's plan — as part of the long-delayed final phase of the Queens Boulevard safety redesign.

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