Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Flushing

Eyes on the Street: Pedestrian Islands on College Point Boulevard in Flushing

By Brad Aaron | Sep 17, 2013 | 3 Comments

Clarence took these shots of new pedestrian islands going in on College Point Boulevard in Flushing. “I counted seven or eight between between 33rd and Maple Avenues,” he says. College Point Boulevard, says Clarence, is “always dangerous to cross.” Two pedestrians have been killed and dozens of pedestrians and cyclists injured by motorists on this […]

Dante Dominguez Latest Hit-and-Run Victim in Peter Koo’s Council District

By Brad Aaron | Nov 6, 2012 | 16 Comments

A man killed in Queens over the weekend was at least the fourth pedestrian in 2012 to die in Peter Koo’s City Council district, and at least the fourth pedestrian fatality in the 109th Precinct this year. All four crashes were hit-and-runs. Dante Dominguez, a 45-year-old father of three, was struck by the driver of […]

How Will Soccer Fans Get to Proposed MLS Stadium in Queens?

By Stephen Miller | Sep 20, 2012 | 16 Comments

A proposed Major League Soccer stadium in the middle of Queens’ largest park might have some cheerleaders in Albany, but lots of questions must be answered before the first game can be played. Perhaps the biggest issue is the stadium’s transportation plan, the details of which — those that have been made public, at least […]

Eyes on the Street: A Safer Northern Boulevard Bridge Entrance

By Stephen Miller | Sep 13, 2012 | 8 Comments

Riders in the NYC Century Bike Tour last weekend might have noticed a recent upgrade on the bike/pedestrian path on the Northern Boulevard bridge as they navigated from Flushing to Willets Point. There is now a traffic signal where the path crosses a ramp from the Van Wyck Expressway, as well as a two-way connection beneath […]

Cyclist Mireya Gomez Killed by Driver in Queens, No Charges Filed

By Brad Aaron | May 14, 2012 | 13 Comments

A cyclist killed Friday evening near Citi Field in Queens has been identified by NYPD as Mireya Gomez, 50. According to reports in Gothamist and the Post, Gomez was westbound on Roosevelt Avenue at approximately 5:45 p.m. when she was struck just west of 126th Street by the driver of a Nissan Altima traveling in […]

Flushing Transpo Project Boosted Safety While Curbing Congestion

By Noah Kazis | Mar 5, 2012 | 7 Comments

It might not be as bold or attention-grabbing as the overhaul of Times Square and Herald Square, but a set of changes made to New York City’s third-busiest pedestrian intersection is having its own quiet success. In Downtown Flushing, a 2010 project that expanded sidewalks, daylighted dangerous intersections, and introduced numerous turn restrictions is boosting […]

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