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Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 45-Year-Old Man Crossing 21st Street in Astoria
Update: The victim in this crash was identified as Sean Crume, age 45, according to NYPD.
April 7, 2016
DOT Proposes East-West Bike Route on 31st Ave in Queens
Last summer, a group of Queens residents began organizing as the Queens Bike Initiative. Their mission: to push the city to build bike connections linking their neighborhoods in northern Queens to the borough’s parks. Nine months later, DOT has presented a plan to stripe a bike route on 31st Avenue [PDF], which the Queens Bike Initiative is lauding as the first step toward realizing their greater vision.
March 15, 2016
Queens CB 1 Votes for Protected Bike Lanes By Astoria Park
By a vote of 33 to 1 last night, Queens Community Board 1 endorsed DOT’s plan for traffic-calming on the streets around Astoria Park.
February 17, 2016
DOT’s Astoria Park Safety Plan Calls for 3 Protected Bike Lanes
Last June, a hit-and-run driver killed 21-year-old Betty DiBiaso at the intersection of 19th Street and Ditmars Boulevard, next to Astoria Park. The loss of DiBiaso prompted a neighborhood-wide discussion about the need to improve street safety around one of Queens’ most visited parks, and on Tuesday night DOT showed Queens Community Board 2 its proposals for the area [PDF].
January 21, 2016
Richard Brown: Homicide Conviction for Driver Who Killed Betty DiBiaso
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown won a homicide conviction against a hit-and-run driver who killed a woman near Astoria Park last summer.
November 20, 2015
Residents Tell DOT Their Ideas for Safer Streets By Astoria Park
Nearly 60 neighborhood residents came out for a public meeting on Wednesday night to brainstorm ways to calm traffic around Astoria Park in Queens.
October 30, 2015
Simotas Calls on DOT to Make Astoria Park’s Shore Boulevard Car-Free
Assembly Member Aravella Simotas wants Astoria Park to be New York's next car-free park.
August 6, 2015
After Hit-and-Run Death, Neighbors Press DOT to Tame Traffic in Astoria Park
Park advocates, a local civic association, and Council Member Costa Constantinides are calling on DOT to implement traffic calming around Astoria Park after a hit-and-run driver killed a woman just outside the park last month. The effort could grow much larger than changes to the intersection where the crash occurred: Pressure is mounting for DOT to reimagine the way motorists drive around -- and through -- the popular Queens park.
July 20, 2015
Queens Residents Launch Campaign for Bike Lanes Connecting Parks
Northern Queens residents who want to safely bicycle to nearby parks are trying to convince the city to install new bike lanes in neighborhoods from Astoria to Corona.
July 10, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Vernon Boulevard Gets Bike Lane Barriers
Biking in western Queens is getting a welcome upgrade.
June 16, 2015