Elmhurst
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Three Drivers Have Gotten Away With Murder on Northern Boulevard This Year
The good news is that the DOT is committed to making street-safety improvements.
October 10, 2018
Car Dealers Are Ruining the Queens Boulevard Bike Lane in Elmhurst
The Queens Boulevard bike lane promises to make biking a more viable travel option for hundreds of thousands of people. But not if car dealers use it as a showroom.
April 10, 2017
Queens Blvd Redesign Phase 2: A Big Improvement With One Major Flaw
Phase two of the Queens Boulevard redesign, in Elmhurst, is a significant safety improvement that's weakened by a major detour near the Queens Center Mall.
December 20, 2016
Eyes on the Street: Phase 2 of Queens Boulevard Redesign Takes Shape
Green paint is down on a new section of the Queens Boulevard bike lane in Elmhurst.
August 29, 2016
Eyes on the Street: Work Begins on Phase Two of Queens Boulevard Redesign
On Monday, crews began work on the second phase of Queens Boulevard safety improvements. The project will calm traffic on the service roads between 74th Street and Eliot Avenue, adding a bike lane and continuous pedestrian path along the medians. Together with the first phase of the redesign, implemented last year, the changes will create 2.5 miles of median bike lanes on Queens Boulevard in Woodside and Elmhurst.
July 28, 2016
De Blasio Advances Queens Boulevard Redesign Despite CB 4 Shenanigans
Mayor de Blasio has instructed NYC DOT to move forward with the redesign of Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst following a contentious meeting of Queens Community Board 4 last night, in which the chairman hastily pushed through a vote against the bike lane portion of the project.
May 11, 2016
The Boulevard of Life, Phase 2: DOT’s Plan for Queens Blvd in Elmhurst
Last night DOT presented a plan to redesign Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst with protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements to Community Board 4 [PDF]. While local Council Member Danny Dromm has supported the project, DOT may have to proceed without an endorsement from CB 4, judging by the reactions of key board members.
March 2, 2016
Ferreras-Copeland and Peralta to DOT: Fix Northern and Junction
Following the hit-and-run killing of 17-year-old Ovidio Jaramillo at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and Junction Boulevard last week, local elected officials and DOT Queens Commissioner Nicole Garcia toured Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst streets yesterday with an eye toward safety improvements.
December 17, 2015
Demonstrators Call for Swift Action From City Hall to Fix Queens Boulevard
When it comes to redesigning Queens Boulevard for safe walking and biking, there's no time to spare. It's a matter of life and death.
March 9, 2015
NYPD Does Not Apply Vision Zero Law in Fatal Elmhurst Crosswalk Collision
An MTA bus driver killed a pedestrian in Queens last night. As with a fatal August crash in Manhattan, NYPD did not apply charges against the driver under a new Vision Zero law, despite information that suggests the victim had the right of way.
September 11, 2014