Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Astoria

Two Pedestrians Killed in 24 Hours, Including Seventh MTA Victim of 2014

By Brad Aaron | Oct 30, 2014 | 26 Comments

Update: The victim in the MTA crash was identified as Edgar Torres. WNYC reports that, according to a witness, Torres was in a crosswalk and crossing with the signal when he was hit. Drivers have killed two New York City pedestrians since Wednesday. One of the victims was the fourth pedestrian to be fatally struck […]

Quorum or No, Astoria’s CB 1 Votes Against Three Livable Streets Projects

By Stephen Miller | Oct 24, 2014 | 69 Comments

Astoria’s Community Board 1 rejected three livable streets projects Tuesday night, despite questions about whether the board even had enough members in attendance to take votes on the proposals. The three projects — a short bus lane on Astoria Boulevard, concrete barriers to protect cyclists on Vernon Boulevard, and a bike corral in front of […]

DCP Sketches Out Waterfront Transit and Safer Streets for Western Queens

By Stephen Miller | Oct 10, 2014 | 11 Comments

A new transitway from LaGuardia Airport to Downtown Brooklyn is the most ambitious recommendation in a draft report [PDF] from the Department of City Planning on transportation in Western Queens, which also includes a raft of smaller changes that would make the streets of Astoria and Long Island City safer and more livable. While the transitway is the […]

Sooner or Later, the Brooklyn-Queens Waterfront Needs Better Transit

By John Petro | May 22, 2014 | 30 Comments

The Brooklyn and Queens waterfront is in the midst of a grand transformation that’s only just begun. Newly built Brooklyn Bridge Park is already firmly established as one of the city’s most stunning public spaces. The Brooklyn Navy Yard now hosts glitzy fashion shows by international designers like Alexander Wang and Dior. Long Island City’s waterfront is […]

New Vision Zero Details Emerge at Astoria Town Hall

By Stephen Miller | Mar 20, 2014 | 4 Comments

Last night, more than 100 people gathered in Astoria for the latest in a series of Vision Zero town halls bringing together residents, city officials, elected representatives, and advocates to talk about street safety. New information regarding City Hall’s current thinking about the safety of trucks and large vehicle fleets came to light, and officials […]

Van Bramer: Deadly Northern Boulevard Should Be a Vision Zero Priority

By Brad Aaron | Feb 6, 2014 | No Comments

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. Standing next to a recently repaired bus shelter at Northern and 48th Street, which was nearly destroyed by […]

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