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Van Bramer: Deadly Northern Boulevard Should Be a Vision Zero Priority
City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, state electeds, and advocates gathered in Queens this morning to call on Mayor Bill de Blasio to make Northern Boulevard a Vision Zero priority by making hazardous intersections safer for pedestrians.
February 6, 2014
Prompted By Jimmy Van Bramer, CBS 2 Files a Decent Street Safety Story
We wrote last week how Lou Young of CBS 2 blew an opportunity to educate viewers on the merits of potential safe street improvements on the Upper West Side. In covering a press conference in Queens convened by Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Young's colleague Andrea Grymes filed a story that does a much better job reflecting the perils posed by reckless drivers.
October 28, 2013
Van Bramer Calls for Traffic Calming After Hit-and-Run Death in Woodside
Luis Bravo's death at the hands of a hit-and-run driver wasn't the first warning sign about the dangers of walking along Broadway between 69th Street and Northern Boulevard in Woodside. In March of last year, Ed Surmenian, who lives at the intersection with 61st Street, said drivers regularly speed down Broadway and contacted Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer to complain.
October 2, 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
Which City Council Member Will Call for Bike-Share Expansion Next?
Council members whose constituents live beyond the reach of bike-share's first 330 stations are already clamoring for the system to expand. Capital New York's Dana Rubinstein spoke with Steve Levin about expanding the system in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, Melissa Mark-Viverito about stations in East Harlem and the Bronx, and Jimmy Van Bramer, who wants the program in western Queens.
May 31, 2013
Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and Staff Celebrate Bike to Work Day
Via Twitter, here's Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and crew gearing up for Bike to Work Day in Queens this morning.
May 17, 2013
City Council Members Joining Citi Bike: The Tally Grows
DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced bike-share's Memorial Day launch date at last week's budget hearing, but Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer had some news of his own: He had joined thousands of New Yorkers in becoming a Citi Bike member.
May 15, 2013
Van Bramer to DOT: Prioritize Ped Safety Over QBB-Bound Traffic
This morning, with constant horn honking and engine noise in the background, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer called on DOT to study and implement traffic calming improvements along Thomson Avenue in the wake of the death of 16 year-old Tenzin Drudak, who was standing on the sidewalk when a driver jumped the curb and plowed into a group of pedestrians on Monday.
March 14, 2013
With Speed Cams in Silver’s Budget, Council Calls on Albany to Take Action
This morning, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca, and council members Jimmy Van Bramer, Stephen Levin, and Leroy Comrie joined street safety advocates in calling on Albany to pass legislation allowing a speed camera demonstration program in New York City.
March 12, 2013