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Council Transportation Chair Asks DOT To Rip Up a Bike Lane
The same Queens pol who berates the DOT for failing to build enough bike lanes wants one torn out of her district.
March 24, 2025
MTA Will Extend $5 City Ticket To Far Rockaway LIRR Riders This Summer
"Two words that we're addressing today: transit equity," said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, who previously represented Far Rockaway in the City Council.
May 5, 2023
Council Transportation Chair Says She Does Want Bike Lanes — But Also Community Board Input
Unelected community boards should be able to dictate the terms of street safety redesigns in their districts — even if that goes against the judgment of city planners, City Council Transportation Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers said this week.
April 27, 2023
Reckless SUV Driver Kills Another Child on a Sidewalk in Far Rockaway
An SUV driver slammed into a 10-year-girl on the sidewalk in Queens after losing control of the truck as she pulled out of a grocery store parking lot, killing the girl and injuring another woman on Wednesday, police said.
February 10, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: City for Sale Edition
We're fans of hipsters and we're fans of three local businesses in the Rockaways. But we are definitely not fans of the Parks Department's money grab that could doom Caracas Arepa Bar, Low Tide bar and Rippers. That, plus the other news of the day.
January 12, 2021
Psychotic Softee Driver Has Been Spoken To, Says Company Veep
See any "stupid stuff" by a Mister Softee driver on the Addabbo Bridge? Call the company Vice President James Conway! Operators are standing by!
August 26, 2019
Two People are Killed by Drivers in Separate Incidents in Brooklyn and Queens
That's two more road deaths added to a year that is experiencing a 40-percent increase in fatalities.
April 17, 2019
Take That, Haters: Woodhaven Blvd. Bus Lanes Have Sped Up Service With Minimal Impact on Drivers
Another successful SBS line should finally shut up opponents of good bus service.
November 21, 2018
Hit-and-Run Driver Rams Child Riding Bike Near Queens Schools
The victim, an 11-year-old boy, was hospitalized in stable condition. The crash occurred in an area that could have been covered by speed cameras, had Senate Republicans not killed the program.
August 14, 2018
DOT Picks Five Companies to Run Dockless Bike-Share Pilots
Starting this summer, Motivate (a.k.a. Lyft Bikes), JUMP, Pace, Lime, and ofo will show their stuff in NYC.
July 3, 2018
