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DOT Debuts Plans for Protected Bike Lanes on Crescent and 31st Streets in Astoria
After a long campaign by activists, the city aims to protect cyclists from chaotic traffic between the Triborough and Queensboro bridges.
February 12, 2020
Op-Ed: The LaGuardia AirTrain Dog-and-Pony Show
An FAA open house on the LGA AirTrain and alternatives showed the governing class's disdain for transit.
January 15, 2020
Op-Ed: Stop the Runaway LaGuardia AirTrain
New York should pull the plug on this $2-billion boondoggle. But the governor wants it, so it is hurtling ahead.
January 3, 2020
Queens Coalition Brings Last-Ditch Effort to Sink ‘Wrong Way’ LaGuardia AirTrain
Local groups ask Cuomo to halt plans so that the state can conduct an independent environmental review.
January 2, 2020
Astoria Council Member Backs Protected Bike Lane Linking Queensboro and Triborough bridges
"We want that connectivity, and the only way to do that is with a protected bike lane. To do just sharrows or paint is not the solution we're looking for."
September 18, 2019
The Outlaw Biker’s Illustrated Guide to the Triboro Bridge
As authorities plot their annual spring crackdown on the RFK Bridge, a regular rider calls for changes to make the span truly bike friendly.
June 6, 2019
Queens Pol Wants Safer Streets — But Also More Parking for Car-Loving Cops
Astoria Council Member Costa Constantinides wants to make his districts streets safer. But his proposal for a new parking lot for neighborhood cops is likely to draw the ire of safe street advocates.
February 4, 2019
Op-Ed: BQX Streetcar Plan Should Be Scrapped for Bus Rapid Transit
There is a far better, far cheaper alternative to the streetcar: Bus Rapid Transit.
November 12, 2018
Everybody Wants Something — But Especially Transit — at Sunnyside Yards
Tens of thousands of people may one day be housed over the rail yard. Will the subway and LIRR be ready?
October 25, 2018
Astoria Cyclist Xellea Samonte Killed by Motorist, Slandered by NYPD
NYPD has now blamed deceased cyclists for running red lights at least seven times in the last 16 months. Police have produced no corroborative evidence.
July 27, 2018
