Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Forest Hills

Queens Boulevard Redesign Coming to Forest Hills in July

By David Meyer | May 24, 2018 | 11 Comments

DOT's fourth and final planned phase of the Queens Boulevard redesign will extend bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements east to Union Turnpike. Cycling on last year's segment is up 127 percent so far in 2018.

The redesigned Queens Boulevard, circa 2017, with bike lane. It doesn't go far enough. Photo: NYC DOT

Pedestrian Injuries Dropped 63 Percent After Queens Boulevard Redesign

By David Meyer | Jan 24, 2018 | 16 Comments

Traffic injuries dropped 35 percent on the 2.5-mile stretch that DOT first redesigned with more dedicated space for walking and biking.

A rendering of the redesigned Queens Boulevard once it's built out with concrete and street plantings. Image: DOT

Queens Boulevard Safety Overhaul in Rego Park Clears Community Board 6 Committee

By David Meyer | May 2, 2017 | 21 Comments

Last night, the public got a look at the next phase of DOT's Queens Boulevard redesign, which will extend protected bike lanes, pedestrian safety improvements, and traffic calming treatments through Rego Park to Yellowstone Boulevard. The project got a thumbs up from the Queens Community Board 6 transportation committee in a 7 to 3 vote.

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 […]

Surviving a Walk in NYC Should Not Depend on Luck

By Brad Aaron | Oct 9, 2014 | 35 Comments

The Taxi and Limousine Commission says it doesn’t know anything about a cabbie who drove onto a Midtown sidewalk, hit a pedestrian, and crashed into a building earlier this week. Other than to deflect blame from the driver, NYPD has refused to release information about the crash. It happened Monday morning. From the Post: “He […]

Nisath Hossain, 58, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver on Queens Boulevard

By Brad Aaron | Sep 23, 2013 | 2 Comments

For at least the fourth time in eight days, a hit-and-run driver has killed a New York City pedestrian. The latest crash happened Saturday at around 10 p.m., when according to reports Nisath Hossain, 58, was struck on Queens Boulevard at 71st Avenue in Forest Hills. Hossain, who came to the U.S. from Bangladesh in […]

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