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Who Killed Kumar Ragunath? Police Seek Suspect as Advocates Call for Action
Kumar Ragunath, 64, came to New York from Guyana in 1987. Five years later, he and his wife bought a house in Jamaica near Richmond Hill. He loved to play cricket and listen to Indian music, and he kept working through his retirement to help fund college for his six grandchildren. Ragunath had been out of work since August, but recently found a job at the Queens Plaza Holiday Inn.
March 14, 2014
Cuomo Announces $67M for Bike/Ped Projects, Including Pulaski Bridge
[Editor's note: Streetsblog will not be publishing Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.]
January 17, 2014
Next Year, Peds and Cyclists Won’t Have to Fight for Scraps on Pulaski Bridge
By this time next year, people walking and biking across the Pulaski Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens won't have to share a single narrow path. With a new, two-way protected bike lane spanning the bridge, cyclists will have a safe route and pedestrians will have the existing 8.5-foot wide pathway exclusively for walking. No more fighting over scraps of street space.
December 19, 2013
Eyes on the Street: Vernon Boulevard Bikeway Upgrade
Buffered bike lanes on Vernon Boulevard in western Queens are getting upgraded to a buffered two-way bikeway. Gil Lopez was near Hallet's Cove this morning when he snapped a photo of DOT crews installing the bike lane, which when complete will include flexible posts to keep out car traffic.
October 29, 2013
Lentol: DOT Will Finalize Design for Pulaski Protected Bike Lane This Year
DOT is drawing up plans for a dedicated bike lane on the Pulaski Bridge, according to the office of Assembly Member Joe Lentol, and should have a final design ready before the end of the year
October 25, 2013
Progress for Safer Streets From Queens and Manhattan Community Boards
Last night, the full board of Manhattan Community Board 6 passed a resolution in support of a DOT plan that would fill in a gap between two sections of Second Avenue's protected bike lane by replacing a car travel lane with parking from 23rd Street to 14th Street. Across the East River, Queens CB 1's transportation committee was receptive to community requests for traffic calming on 21st Street in Astoria and Long Island City, asking advocates to come back with more specific requests.
October 10, 2013
Tonight: Kips Bay and Astoria Community Boards Consider Complete Streets
There are two community board meetings tonight on complete streets plans in Manhattan and Queens.
October 9, 2013
On Eve of NYPD Hearing, Van Bramer Calls for Thorough Crash Investigations
Two weeks after a woman was killed while crossing Queens Plaza, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, joined by other elected officials and community leaders, stood at the busy intersection to call for better NYPD crash investigations, safety measures from DOT, and a citywide zero-tolerance policy for pedestrian deaths. Van Bramer's press conference comes just days before the City Council's public safety and transportation committees hold an oversight hearing on reforming NYPD crash investigations.
September 27, 2013
Queens Residents, Elected Officials Ask DOT for Traffic Calming in Dutch Kills
The Dutch Kills neighborhood sits on the northern edge of Long Island City, hemmed in by Northern Boulevard and Queens Plaza, with the East River to the west and Astoria to the north. Dangerous traffic is an everyday presence -- and not just on the main arteries nearby. After a number of car-on-car crashes, neighborhood advocates joined with elected officials yesterday, calling on DOT to implement traffic-calming measures.
July 18, 2013