Jackson Heights
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After Hit-and-Run Death, Queens Pols Blame “Distracted Pedestrians”
A hit-and-run driver killed 17-year-old Ovidio Jaramillo at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and Junction Boulevard in Jackson Heights on Tuesday night. In response, Queens electeds held a press conference today at the site of the crash, where they called for laws and education campaigns to stop "distracted pedestrians."
December 10, 2015
Van Bramer to Car Dealers: Stop Hogging Northern Boulevard Sidewalks
Walking the car-clogged sidewalks of Northern Boulevard this morning with street safety advocates and press in tow, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer called on two NYPD precincts to crack down on auto dealerships that treat pedestrian space as car showrooms.
August 4, 2015
Queens Residents Launch Campaign for Bike Lanes Connecting Parks
Northern Queens residents who want to safely bicycle to nearby parks are trying to convince the city to install new bike lanes in neighborhoods from Astoria to Corona.
July 10, 2015
Car Dealers Turn Northern Boulevard’s Sidewalks Into Vehicle Showrooms
As a matter of practice, car dealerships along Northern Boulevard, one of the most dangerous streets in Queens, illegally use its sidewalks and curb lanes as a showroom for vehicles. NYPD doesn't enforce against the appropriation of sidewalks and won't answer questions about it.
July 8, 2015
Diversity Plaza Wishes You a Happy Valentine’s Day
In preparation for Valentine's Day, the Neighborhood Plaza Partnership set up a camera in Jackson Heights' Diversity Plaza to learn how to say "I love you" in some of the 138 languages spoken in Queens.
February 13, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Safer Streets Come to Jackson Heights
In June, Queens Community Board 3 overwhelmingly supported two traffic safety projects: a neighborhood Slow Zone for part of Jackson Heights and new pedestrian islands on Northern Boulevard. Now those improvements plus multiple Safe Routes to School projects are being installed. Clarence Eckerson Jr. snapped some photos earlier this week as DOT crews poured concrete and installed new signs and speed humps.
September 26, 2014
In Jackson Heights, Kids Learn About Bike Safety and Document Speeding
On Saturday, Make Queens Safer kicked off the school year with a safe streets fair at Travers Park in Jackson Heights, next to the 78th Street play street. DOT distributed 723 bike helmets, more than half of them to children, and 70 kids swapped out their old bikes for right-sized models provided by Recycle-A-Bicycle. Hundreds of kids also participated in learn-to-ride classes from Bike New York and had their bicycles repaired by the Bike Yard.
September 15, 2014
Eyes on the Street: A New Sidewalk and a Safer Crossing in Woodside
A simple fix from DOT has made it easier and safer for pedestrians to walk between Woodside and Jackson Heights.
August 5, 2014
Off-Duty NYPD Officer Seriously Injures Child in Jackson Heights Crosswalk
Just after 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 5-year-old Chunli Mendoza was walking to P.S. 228 with her mother. They were midway across Northern Boulevard at 92nd Street, just a block away from the school, when they were struck by an off-duty NYPD officer. Chunli was seriously injured and remains at Elmhurst Hospital after undergoing surgery on her leg. Her mother, hospitalized for a foot fracture, was released on Thursday.
June 27, 2014
Slow Zones, Safer Arterials Win Over CBs in Manhattan and Queens
At its annual outdoor meeting in Diversity Plaza last night, Queens Community Board 3 voted to support two traffic safety projects: a new neighborhood Slow Zone in Jackson Heights and nine additional pedestrian refuge islands on Northern Boulevard, one of the borough's most dangerous arterial streets.
June 20, 2014