Jackson Heights
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Two More Deaths Bring a Bloody End to a Bad Year for NYC Pedestrians
Two more pedestrians were killed by drivers in the waning hours of 2018 — a year that saw an increase in pedestrian deaths despite declining fatalities for cyclists and motorists overall.
January 1, 2019
DOT Plans Small ‘Big Jump’ into Bike Lane Expansion in Queens
But new routes proposed for Elmhurst, Corona, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights fall short of their supersized name.
October 18, 2018
Public to DOT: Give Us Safety On Northern Boulevard
Opponents and supporters of prior street safety battles agree that the "New Boulevard of Death" must be fixed.
October 17, 2018
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
Council Member Danny Dromm Wants A ‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Northern Boulevard
Dromm is the latest local official to demand that DOT take aggressive action to slow down drivers on Northern Boulevard.
October 4, 2018
Another Person Killed By Driver on Northern Boulevard — Queens’s New ‘Boulevard of Death’
This is getting ridiculous.
September 9, 2018
The Sunday Parking Free-for-All on Junction Boulevard
On Sunday, parking meters aren't in effect, people double-park by the dozen, and access to commercial streets gets harder.
July 9, 2018
Streetfilms: Jackson Heights Remembers Giovanni Ampuero and Calls for a Safer Northern Boulevard
There are too many funerals for children killed by drivers on Northern Boulevard.
May 8, 2018
86-Year-Old Driver Kills Giovanni Ampuero, 9, in Queens Crosswalk
Motorists have killed five children walking or biking on NYC streets this year, compared to one such fatality in the first four months of 2017.
April 30, 2018
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