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HORROR IN QUEENS: Child Killed, Another Injured by Reckless Driver
An 8-year-old boy was killed, and his 10-year-old brother was injured when a driver ran them over in Queens on Wednesday afternoon.
March 13, 2024
Pols Detail ‘Road Map’ For Safe Streets in Western Queens
A group of western Queens lawmakers released a plan for street safety projects they want to see before 2030.
November 28, 2023
BREAKING: Riverkeeper, Others Sue To Stop the LaGuardia AirTrain
Local opponents of a little-loved project ask for its approval to be 'set aside.'
September 20, 2021
OPINION: The LaGuardia AirTrain Makes Even Less Sense After COVID
Air travel is busted, and the Port Authority is broke. Can we bail on this boondoggle now?
September 22, 2020
… And Give Queens Residents More Room To Breathe and Stroll
As COVID-19 hits hard in crowded neighborhoods, the mayor's plan to open pedestrian streets must be much bolder.
April 2, 2020
AOC to FAA: Not Good Enough on LaGuardia AirTrain
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t buying the Federal Aviation Administration’s rationale for discarding alternatives to the LaGuardia AirTrain.
February 19, 2020
Op-Ed: The Many Unanswered Questions About the LaGuardia AirTrain
And costs have ballooned!
February 18, 2020
Council Has Put Off Hearing on ‘Backwards’ LaGuardia AirTrain: Sources
“There is a lack of transparency here," said one lawmaker.
February 5, 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
AOC to FAA: No on LGA AirTrain
The Congress member wrote to the FAA blasting the lack of transparency around project, which would reside in her district.
January 13, 2020