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Queens Blvd Redesign Phase 2: A Big Improvement With One Major Flaw
Phase two of the Queens Boulevard redesign, in Elmhurst, is a significant safety improvement that's weakened by a major detour near the Queens Center Mall.
December 20, 2016
The 111th Street Safety Project Has Changed, But Queens CB 4 Has Not
If DOT is going to implement a safer design of 111th Street in Corona, it won't be thanks to the local community board.
November 30, 2016
Deadly Woodhaven Boulevard and NYC’s Broken Community Board Process
Yesterday morning, a driver struck and killed 13-year-old Jazmine Marin as she walked across Cross Bay Boulevard at 149th Avenue on her way to school. The location is deadly -- one other person has been struck and killed there since 2012, and Cross Bay is one of the most dangerous streets in the city. From 2009 to 2013, 17 pedestrians lost their lives on Cross Bay and Woodhaven Boulevard (the name of the same street north of Liberty Avenue) [PDF].
October 25, 2016
Ferreras Joins Corona Families to Demand Action From de Blasio on 111th St
More than a year after DOT first proposed a redesign of 111th Street in Corona to make it safer for residents to access Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the city has failed to follow through and implement the project.
October 4, 2016
The Campaign for a Safer Bike Connection to Joe Michaels Mile
When 78-year-old Michael Schenkman was killed by a speeding motorist on Northern Boulevard last month, he was on his daily ride to Joe Michaels Mile, a bike path that runs for two and a half miles along the Cross Island Parkway. Now business owners and residents in Little Neck and Douglaston are reiterating calls for safe bike access to the popular cycling route.
September 8, 2016
Man Struck in East Elmhurst Was 17th Cyclist Killed by NYC Driver This Year
Update: According to NYPD collision location data, the crash occurred on Grand Central Parkway near LaGuardia Airport. H/t to reader Jules.
September 6, 2016
Illegally-Parked and Abandoned Cars Plague Queensbridge Houses, Greenway
A bicycle and pedestrian greenway that connects protected bike paths on the waterfront to Queens Plaza and Queens Boulevard has become a parking lot, with private and government-placarded cars lining its southern curb for months.
September 2, 2016
Eyes on the Street: Phase 2 of Queens Boulevard Redesign Takes Shape
Green paint is down on a new section of the Queens Boulevard bike lane in Elmhurst.
August 29, 2016
Hit-and-Run Dollar Van Driver Strikes Couple, Kills Man on Flatbush Avenue
Drivers killed two pedestrians in separate crashes in Queens and Brooklyn on Friday and Saturday. In one case, police are still looking for the driver of a minibus who fled the scene after striking a couple, killing a man and critically injuring his wife.
August 15, 2016
Garbage Truck Driver Admits to Causing Crash That Killed Cyclist Hoyt Jacobs
The truck driver who killed cyclist Hoyt Jacobs in Long Island City last year admitted to causing the crash and pled guilty to violating the victim's right of way.
August 4, 2016