Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Elmhurst

Eyes on the Street: Work Begins on Phase Two of Queens Boulevard Redesign

By David Meyer | Jul 28, 2016 | 10 Comments

On Monday, crews began work on the second phase of Queens Boulevard safety improvements. The project will calm traffic on the service roads between 74th Street and Eliot Avenue, adding a bike lane and continuous pedestrian path along the medians. Together with the first phase of the redesign, implemented last year, the changes will create 2.5 […]

De Blasio Advances Queens Boulevard Redesign Despite CB 4 Shenanigans

By David Meyer | May 11, 2016 | 39 Comments

Mayor de Blasio has instructed NYC DOT to move forward with the redesign of Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst following a contentious meeting of Queens Community Board 4 last night, in which the chairman hastily pushed through a vote against the bike lane portion of the project. “I respect those who disagree with us, but in the […]

The Boulevard of Life, Phase 2: DOT’s Plan for Queens Blvd in Elmhurst

By David Meyer | Mar 2, 2016 | 25 Comments

Last night DOT presented a plan to redesign Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst with protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements to Community Board 4 [PDF]. While local Council Member Danny Dromm has supported the project, DOT may have to proceed without an endorsement from CB 4, judging by the reactions of key board members. Queens Boulevard is designed […]

Ferreras-Copeland and Peralta to DOT: Fix Northern and Junction

By David Meyer | Dec 17, 2015 | 1 Comment

Following the hit-and-run killing of 17-year-old Ovidio Jaramillo at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and Junction Boulevard last week, local elected officials and DOT Queens Commissioner Nicole Garcia toured Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst streets yesterday with an eye toward safety improvements. Northern and Junction are wide two-way streets, with Northern being especially large. Both are priority corridors […]

Demonstrators Call for Swift Action From City Hall to Fix Queens Boulevard

By Ben Fried | Mar 9, 2015 | 1 Comment

When it comes to redesigning Queens Boulevard for safe walking and biking, there’s no time to spare. It’s a matter of life and death. Dozens of local residents marched with members of Families For Safe Streets and Transportation Alternatives in the icy cold yesterday to urge swift action from City Hall on its Queens Boulevard […]

NYPD Does Not Apply Vision Zero Law in Fatal Elmhurst Crosswalk Collision

By Brad Aaron | Sep 11, 2014 | 17 Comments

An MTA bus driver killed a pedestrian in Queens last night. As with a fatal August crash in Manhattan, NYPD did not apply charges against the driver under a new Vision Zero law, despite information that suggests the victim had the right of way. Melania Ward, 55, was hit by the driver of the Q47 she’d […]