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Plaza Upgrades Planned Beneath Train Viaduct on Queens Blvd in Sunnyside
The parking-flanked space in the middle of Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside, beneath the vaulted elevated train viaduct at 40th and 46th Streets, today looks more forgotten than fun. The Sunnyside Shines BID is hoping to change that, and their plan to upgrade the pedestrian space was recently accepted by NYC DOT's pedestrian plaza program.
April 15, 2014
Boy, 5, Among Three NYC Pedestrians Killed by Drivers This Weekend
Three New York City pedestrians, including a young child, were killed by motorists over the weekend. Two of the crashes were hit-and-runs.
August 12, 2013
New Bike Routes on Tap for Long Island City and Sunnyside
Western Queens is set to receive a slate of street safety and bicycle network improvements. The projects will add shared lane markings and bike lanes to neighborhood streets, improve connections to the Astoria waterfront and Greenpoint, and address pedestrian safety at the site of a fatal curb-jumping crash. The progress comes after more than a year of work between DOT and Community Board 2, and coincides with Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer's push for bike-share expansion to Long Island City and Sunnyside.
July 9, 2013
Van Bramer on Queens Bike-Share: “Not Just Waiting For It… Pushing For It”
At a rally this afternoon on the steps of City Hall, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer called for the city's bike-share program to be expanded to western Queens as quickly as possible.
June 13, 2013
Queens Residents Press for Safety Fix at Car-Choked Sunnyside Intersection
Two cyclists heading northeast on Greenpoint Avenue cross Borden Avenue. One path is legal but conflicts with turning cars; the other is illegal but avoids these conflicts. Video: Jessame Hannus
January 2, 2013
New Survey Asks: Where Should Western Queens Get Bike Lanes Next?
With the first phase of new bike lanes set to go before Community Board 2 this fall before being installed in the spring, DOT has a new survey asking western Queens cyclists where they'd like to see bike lanes come next.
September 18, 2012
DOT Plans Nine Miles of Bike Lanes For LIC, Sunnyside, With More to Come
Bike lane mileage in Long Island City and Sunnyside, Queens, is set to double next year, under a preliminary plan from the Department of Transportation, with significant expansions to follow in subsequent years. The nine miles of new routes -- along 11th Street, Skillman Avenue, 47th Avenue and 39th Street -- were selected in a community planning process convened earlier this year by Community Board 2 and City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer.
July 19, 2012
Hit-and-Run Killing Is Second Cyclist Fatality on Greenpoint Ave Since April
A motorist struck and killed a cyclist in Sunnyside Queens last night, then fled the scene, according to the NYPD. The cyclist, a 37-year-old Hispanic man whose name is being withheld until his family can be notified, died at the scene.
July 19, 2012
Western Queens Locals Tell DOT Their Vision for Bike-Friendly Neighborhoods
Many cyclists in Queens feel theirs is the forgotten borough. Though it ranks first in size and second in population, Queens ranks third behind Brooklyn and Manhattan in bike lanes. And the existing bike lanes too rarely link up, cyclists say, discouraging bicycle use for commuting to work or for recreation.
March 5, 2012