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Wider Sidewalks Coming to Flushing’s Crowded Main Street
Main Street in Flushing gets more foot traffic than anywhere else in New York after Times Square, but its sidewalks are too narrow to handle all those people. So later this month, the city will begin expanding the sidewalks on four blocks of Main Street, Council Member Peter Koo, DOT, and the Department of Design and Construction announced this afternoon.
July 19, 2016
Another Person Killed by Turning Motorist in the 109th Precinct
An ambulette driver was charged under the Right of Way Law for striking and killing a pedestrian in Flushing.
April 6, 2016
Bus Lanes and Faster Boarding Come to Flushing and Jamaica
Sunday marked the first day of service for Q44 Select Bus Service linking Jamaica, Flushing, and the southeast Bronx, so I headed over to Sutphin Boulevard and Main Street during the p.m. rush yesterday to check it out.
December 2, 2015
Trucker Who Killed Woman Admits Negligence, NYPD Still Blames Victim
Update: The Daily News identified the Queens hit-and-run victim as Agalia Gounaris, 84, of Flushing. Police said the bus was located in Connecticut, en route to a casino, and that by that time evidence was lost due to rain. The driver was being questioned, the News reported.
November 6, 2015
Electeds Call for Safer Flushing Streets After Hit-and-Run Killing
Just after 1 a.m. Sunday, the driver of a black SUV struck and killed Mariano Contreras, 41, on College Point Boulevard in Flushing. The driver fled the scene and has not yet been located.
October 7, 2015
Q44 Select Bus Service: Bus Lanes for Flushing and Jamaica, Not in Between
DOT and the MTA have released the plan for Select Bus Service on the Q44 linking Jamaica, Flushing, and the Bronx, which serves 44,000 passengers daily. The areas that need bus lanes most -- downtown Jamaica and Flushing -- are in line to get them, but not the rest of the route.
May 28, 2015
Eastern Queens Electeds Want Bus Lanes. Will DOT Deliver?
Council Member Rory Lancman and Assembly Member Michael Simanowitz have taken up the cause of opposing bus lanes for Select Bus Service in their eastern Queens districts. While the pair has gotten a lot of attention, they are outnumbered by almost a dozen city, state, and federal elected officials along the route urging the city to be bolder with its bus service upgrades.
February 19, 2015
Lancman and Simanowitz: Let’s Keep Queens Bus Riders Stuck in Traffic
Tonight, DOT and the MTA will hold an open house to solicit input for proposed Select Bus Service routes linking Flushing and Jamaica. The plan to reduce travel times for tens of thousands of Queens bus riders has broad support from advocates and local electeds, including Assembly Member Nily Rozic. But the Times Ledger reports that Assembly Member Michael Simanowitz and City Council Member Rory Lancman, who purport to be in favor of the project, oppose dedicating new street space to buses.
January 22, 2015
DMV Judge Delays Action Against License of Driver Who Killed Allison Liao
An administrative law judge for the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles today deferred a decision concerning the driver's license of the motorist who killed 3-year-old Allison Liao.
January 6, 2015
NY State DMV Dismisses Tickets of Driver Who Killed Allie Liao [Updated]
Update: Streetsblog has filed a freedom of information request for documents related to the DMV's dismissal of tickets issued by NYPD to Ahmad Abu-Zayedeh.
November 7, 2014