Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Corona

Ann Pfoser Darby, facing the camera, was first appointed to Queens CB 4 in 1987 and held her seat for 30 years, until she was canned for cheering on deportations. Photo: Juan Restrepo

Queens CB 4 Member: No One Will Need Bike Lanes “Once Trump Removes the Illegals”

By David Meyer | Mar 1, 2017 | 43 Comments

Ann Pfoser Darby, a long-time member of Queens Community Board 4, argued last night that 111th Street by Flushing Meadows Corona Park doesn't need a protected bike lane because Donald Trump will deport "all the illegals." City Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland is now calling for Borough President Melinda Katz to remove Darby from the board.

Crossing 111th Street to get to Flushing Meadows Corona Park is like crossing a highway. Photo: DOT

The 111th Street Safety Project Has Changed, But Queens CB 4 Has Not

By David Meyer | Nov 30, 2016 | No Comments

If DOT is going to implement a safer design of 111th Street in Corona, it won't be thanks to the local community board.

DOT Compromises 111th Street Redesign to Win Francisco Moya’s Support

By David Meyer | Oct 20, 2016 | 22 Comments

DOT has released a watered-down version of its redesign for 111th Street in Corona. The compromise has won over Assembly Member Francisco Moya, who had withheld his support for the original plan, saying 111th Street needed to retain more car lanes. The new design will not be as safe to cross as the original proposal. Instead of […]

Ferreras Joins Corona Families to Demand Action From de Blasio on 111th St

By David Meyer | Oct 4, 2016 | 12 Comments

More than a year after DOT first proposed a redesign of 111th Street in Corona to make it safer for residents to access Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the city has failed to follow through and implement the project. Today, parents and children from Corona and Jackson Heights joined Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland on the steps of City […]

NYPD U.S. Open Security Plan Closes Key Route Linking Corona and Flushing

By Brad Aaron | Sep 8, 2016 | 7 Comments

As part of its security plan for this year’s U.S. Open, NYPD is blocking public access to a road that runs through Flushing Meadows Corona Park, cutting off one of the few local street connections between Corona and Flushing. Meridian Road loops around the section of the park that’s bordered on three sides by the Grand Central […]

111 Corona Mothers Take Over 111th Street to Call for a Safer Design

By David Meyer | May 9, 2016 | 11 Comments

Mujeres en Movimiento — a Corona-based group of immigrant Latina mothers — marched on 111th Street this Saturday, calling on NYC DOT and Queens Community Board 4 to move forward with the city’s plan for traffic calming and a protected bike lane on the street. They were joined by their children, members of Immigrant Movement International Corona, and Queens street safety activists. More than […]

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