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Leroy Comrie Bill Would Force NYPD to Report to Council on Hit-and-Runs
Queens City Council Member Leroy Comrie is set to introduce a bill that may have an impact on how NYPD approaches hit-and-run crashes, which kill dozens of NYC pedestrians and cyclists a year.
May 15, 2013
Leroy Comrie Weighs in on New Jamaica Bus Lanes
With thousands of bus riders per hour traveling each direction on Archer Avenue, DOT's proposed bus improvements for Downtown Jamaica are some of the most important street redesigns on the table right now. But previous bus improvements in this part of Queens have been politically vulnerable -- a proposed Select Bus Service route along Merrick Boulevard was scuttled after local merchants fought against it in 2007. So, for one perspective on the political prospects of the project, we checked in with Council Member Leroy Comrie, who represents Jamaica and hosted an open house on DOT's proposal Tuesday night.
May 19, 2011