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Safety Improvements for 111th Street Coming Monday
When the city decides to act on street safety, it can act fast. Case in point: DOT will begin implementing the redesign of 111th Street in Corona on Monday, less than two weeks after Mayor de Blasio said the project would proceed.
April 5, 2017
De Blasio Advances 111th Street Safety Plan: “The Right Thing to Do”
Mayor de Blasio gave the go-ahead to DOT's plan for a road diet, wider pedestrian medians, and a two-way protected bike lanes on 111th Street in Corona. The mayor made the announcement last night at a neighborhood town hall in response to a question from Vero Ramirez of Mujeres en Movimiento.
March 30, 2017
Time for de Blasio to Make 111th Street Safer Without Waiting for James Lisa and Queens CB 4
City Hall can move ahead with the redesign without a community board vote in favor. It's simply cruel to keep in place dangerous crossings with high-speed traffic when a better design is ready to go and so many people have campaigned for safer conditions for so long.
March 22, 2017
Trottenberg: Safer 111th Street “Tremendously Important” But Let’s See How CB 4 Votes
Days after a member of Queens Community Board 4 said a protected bike lane on 111th Street won't be necessary because undocumented immigrants will be deported, Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg called the project "tremendously important" but stopped short of saying the city will definitely proceed with it.
March 3, 2017
Queens CB 4 Member: No One Will Need Bike Lanes “Once Trump Removes the Illegals”
Ann Pfoser Darby, a long-time member of Queens Community Board 4, argued last night that 111th Street by Flushing Meadows Corona Park doesn't need a protected bike lane because Donald Trump will deport "all the illegals." City Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland is now calling for Borough President Melinda Katz to remove Darby from the board.
March 1, 2017
DOT Compromises 111th Street Redesign to Win Francisco Moya’s Support
DOT has released a watered-down version of its redesign for 111th Street in Corona. The compromise has won over Assembly Member Francisco Moya, who had withheld his support for the original plan, saying 111th Street needed to retain more car lanes.
October 20, 2016
Ferreras Joins Corona Families to Demand Action From de Blasio on 111th St
More than a year after DOT first proposed a redesign of 111th Street in Corona to make it safer for residents to access Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the city has failed to follow through and implement the project.
October 4, 2016
NYPD U.S. Open Security Plan Closes Key Route Linking Corona and Flushing
As part of its security plan for this year's U.S. Open, NYPD is blocking public access to a road that runs through Flushing Meadows Corona Park, cutting off one of the few local street connections between Corona and Flushing.
September 8, 2016