Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jackson Heights

Eyes on the Street: Queens Crossing Guards Improvise Street Safety Fixes

By Ben Fried | Jan 11, 2011 | 4 Comments

While Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is out to tear up pedestrian refuges on a dangerous stretch of Fort Hamilton Parkway, over in Queens, local street safety experts are improvising their own traffic-calming measures. Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson took these pictures of crossing guards using cones as makeshift safety improvements outside two Jackson Heights schools. The […]

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A Car-Free Street Grows in Queens

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Oct 4, 2010 | No Comments

Back in 2008, Jackson Heights residents banded together to win car-free Sundays on 78th Street, creating a new, temporary public space for children and families in one of NYC’s most park-starved neighborhoods. This year neighborhood activists aimed much higher: They wanted to make the street car-free 24-7 for the entire months of July and August. […]

Eyes on the Street: 78th Street, Jackson Heights, 8:15 PM

By Ben Fried | Aug 6, 2010 | 2 Comments

The first 2010 installment of Summer Streets is tomorrow, and I can’t think of a better way to get in the mood than to check in on this inspiring grassroots victory for livable streets in New York City. These are pictures Clarence took last Friday at the 78th Street Play Street in Jackson Heights. The […]

Jackson Heights Groups Unveil Bottom-Up Plan for Green Neighborhood

By Noah Kazis | May 28, 2010 | 2 Comments

Last week, Jackson Heights residents won a summer-long car-free street, and it turns out that local activists have many more initiatives for a greener, more livable neighborhood in their sights. The Jackson Heights Green Agenda [PDF] — the product of a community planning process that drew on the expertise of hundreds of residents — sets […]

Jackson Heights Neighbors Band Together to Win Car-Free Street Expansion

By Noah Kazis | May 24, 2010 | 11 Comments

Jackson Heights residents and Council Member Daniel Dromm (bottom left) marched to Queens Community Board 3 to call for expanding the car-free 78th Street Play Street. Photo via Jackson Heights Green Alliance Nearly 200 Jackson Heights residents marched on their community board last Thursday night to support the expansion of car-free public space in their […]

Highlights From TA’s District 25 Candidate Debate

By Ben Fried | Aug 26, 2009 | 6 Comments

Helen Sears, Stanley Kalathara, and Daniel Dromm. At the Transportation Alternatives City Council candidate debate last night, the three Democrats competing in District 25 sat down to tackle concerns about traffic, public space, and street safety. An overflow crowd of about 50 people packed the second floor office of the Queens Diversity Center to see […]

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