Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Far Rockaway

The Far Rockaway delegation (from left: City Council Member Joann Ariola, Assembly Member Stacey Pheffer Amato, State Senator James Sanders, Jr., Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson, City Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards) is all smiles thanks to a new fare discount on the LIRR. Photo: Dave Colon

MTA Will Extend $5 City Ticket To Far Rockaway LIRR Riders This Summer

By Dave Colon | May 5, 2023 | No Comments

"Two words that we're addressing today: transit equity," said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, who previously represented Far Rockaway in the City Council.

Transportation Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers, center, has been skeptical of several bills from Council Member Lincoln Restler. Photo: John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit

Council Transportation Chair Says She Does Want Bike Lanes — But Also Community Board Input

By David Meyer | Apr 27, 2023 | No Comments

Unelected community boards should be able to dictate the terms of street safety redesigns in their districts — even if that goes against the judgment of city planners, City Council Transportation Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers said this week.

Reckless SUV Driver Kills Another Child on a Sidewalk in Far Rockaway

By Dave Colon | Feb 10, 2022 | No Comments

An SUV driver slammed into a 10-year-girl on the sidewalk in Queens after losing control of the truck as she pulled out of a grocery store parking lot, killing the girl and injuring another woman on Wednesday, police said.

It's fine the way it is. Photo: Caracas Arepa Bar

Tuesday’s Headlines: City for Sale Edition

By Streetsblog | Jan 12, 2021 | No Comments

We're fans of hipsters and we're fans of three local businesses in the Rockaways. But we are definitely not fans of the Parks Department's money grab that could doom Caracas Arepa Bar, Low Tide bar and Rippers. That, plus the other news of the day.

This rogue Mister Softee driver has been told to stop harassing cyclists on the Addabbo Bridge. Has the stern talking-to worked? A company vice president wants to know. Photo: Laura Shepard

Psychotic Softee Driver Has Been Spoken To, Says Company Veep

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 26, 2019 | 9 Comments

See any "stupid stuff" by a Mister Softee driver on the Addabbo Bridge? Call the company Vice President James Conway! Operators are standing by!

Two People are Killed by Drivers in Separate Incidents in Brooklyn and Queens

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 17, 2019 | 4 Comments

That's two more road deaths added to a year that is experiencing a 40-percent increase in fatalities.

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