Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jackson Heights

City Council Candidates on the Issues: John Ciafone, District 22

By Stephen Miller | Aug 16, 2013 | 6 Comments

We have an update to our series on City Council candidates with questionnaire responses from two additional candidates in District 22, which covers Astoria, Ditmars-Steinway, and northern Jackson Heights. In April, we ran responses from Democratic District Leader Costa Constantinides and former New York Young Republican Club President Daniel Peterson. This week, we add responses from candidates who announced […]

City Council Candidates on the Issues: Lynne Serpe, District 22

By Stephen Miller | Aug 15, 2013 | No Comments

Boy, 5, Among Three NYC Pedestrians Killed by Drivers This Weekend

By Brad Aaron | Aug 12, 2013 | 6 Comments

Three New York City pedestrians, including a young child, were killed by motorists over the weekend. Two of the crashes were hit-and-runs. At around 8:25 p.m. Friday, Kyrillos Gendy, 5, his mother and sister were struck by a hit-and-run driver in a Mercedes-Benz sedan in Dongan Hills. From the Times: Just before he hit the […]

Eyes on the Street: Another Crash at Dangerous Jackson Heights Corner

By Ben Fried | Jul 25, 2013 | 3 Comments

Clarence came across this crash scene on Northern Boulevard at 80th Street in Jackson Heights yesterday at 7:00 p.m. This is the same intersection where a dump truck driver ran over and killed 11-year-old Miguel Torres the morning of December 28. If the traffic pole hadn’t stopped this car from barreling down the sidewalk, the […]

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Is This the First NYC Community Board Meeting Held in a Public Plaza?

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jun 21, 2013 | No Comments

I can’t say with certainty that this is the first NYC community board meeting held in a public plaza, but it certainly is the first I’ve heard of in my 22 years in New York City. On Thursday, Queens Community Board 3 held their monthly meeting amid the hustle and bustle of Jackson Heights’ Diversity Plaza on […]

Pile-Up in Jackson Heights Precinct That Barely Enforces Speeding

By Brad Aaron | Jun 6, 2013 | No Comments

Clarence came across the scene of a three-vehicle crash in Jackson Heights earlier this afternoon, at 35th Avenue and 81st Street, a.k.a. the “Scrabble” corner. According to FDNY, seven people suffered minor injuries, and one was taken to the hospital. Fortunately it appears no one outside a vehicle was hurt, though this crash could easily […]

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