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Marching With a Message: Fix the Missing Link in Queens’ Most Important Bike Route
There's a DOT plan on the table to upgrade Skillman and 43rd with protected bike lanes, but momentum has stalled since it was first presented last fall.
March 5, 2018
Van Bramer Won’t Say Whether He Supports Protected Bike Lanes on Skillman and 43rd
Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer insists he's working to advance the implementation of protected bike lanes on 43rd Avenue and Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside, but the process he envisions could delay the project indefinitely.
March 1, 2018
Van Bramer Demanded Protected Bike Lanes on 43rd and Skillman. He’s Been MIA Ever Since.
Now contemplating a run for borough president, the western Queens council member has gone silent about a major improvement for the borough's bike network he endorsed last year.
February 28, 2018
Van Bramer Won’t Back Skillman Protected Bike Lane Without a Pedestrian Crossing By P.S. 11
Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer is withholding support for protected bike lanes connecting Queens Boulevard and the Queensboro Bridge until the city addresses pedestrian safety concerns at P.S. 11 on Skillman Avenue.
January 10, 2018
DOT Plans for Protected Bike Lanes Linking Queensboro Bridge and Queens Blvd
The redesign of 43rd Avenue and Skillman Avenue would make for a nearly-continuous protected east-west bike route between the East Side of Manhattan and central Queens.
November 7, 2017
DOT’s Plan for Thomson Ave Caters to Cars, Not the Thousands of Students Heading to School
A DOT redesign proposed for Thomson Avenue by LaGuardia Community College doesn't do enough for street safety, and Queens volunteers with Transportation Alternatives are pressing the agency to come back with a stronger plan.
August 8, 2017
Yes, There’s Room for a Protected Bike Lane on 43rd Avenue
In April, a drunk driver killed Gelacio Reyes, 32, on 43rd Avenue at 39th Street as he biked home in the early morning from work in Midtown Manhattan. Now advocates are renewing their call for DOT to install a protected bike lane on 43rd Avenue and its westbound counterpart, Skillman Avenue, which connect the Queensboro Bridge to the protected bike lanes on Queens Boulevard.
July 17, 2017
Remembering Gelacio Reyes, Father of 3, Struck By a Drunk Driver While Biking Home From Work
On Saturday morning, the family of Gelacio Reyes gathered with Queens residents and Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer to install a ghost bike in his memory at the Sunnyside intersection where he was killed by a drunk, unlicensed driver four weeks prior.
May 1, 2017
Van Bramer Calls for Protected Bike Lanes on 43rd Avenue in Sunnyside
After two crashes in ten days at the same Sunnyside intersection left one cyclist dead and another in critical condition, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer is calling on DOT to take immediate action and install a protected bike lane on 43rd Avenue between Queens Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue.
April 13, 2017
Alleged Drunk, Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Delivery Worker as NYPD Targets Cyclists
Gelacio Reyes was riding home from work when he was struck by Cristian Guiracocha, who was charged with DWI and tampering with an ignition interlock.
April 3, 2017
