Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jackson Heights

Eyes on the Street: A New Sidewalk and a Safer Crossing in Woodside

By Brad Aaron | Aug 5, 2014 | 4 Comments

A simple fix from DOT has made it easier and safer for pedestrians to walk between Woodside and Jackson Heights. Angus Grieve-Smith posted the above photo on Facebook of 37th Avenue at 69th Street, near Broadway and the BQE, where DOT has added new sidewalk space on the south side of the avenue [PDF]. In the […]

Off-Duty NYPD Officer Seriously Injures Child in Jackson Heights Crosswalk

By Stephen Miller | Jun 27, 2014 | 24 Comments

Just after 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 5-year-old Chunli Mendoza was walking to P.S. 228 with her mother. They were midway across Northern Boulevard at 92nd Street, just a block away from the school, when they were struck by an off-duty NYPD officer. Chunli was seriously injured and remains at Elmhurst Hospital after undergoing surgery on her […]

Slow Zones, Safer Arterials Win Over CBs in Manhattan and Queens

By Stephen Miller | Jun 20, 2014 | 1 Comment

At its annual outdoor meeting in Diversity Plaza last night, Queens Community Board 3 voted to support two traffic safety projects: a new neighborhood Slow Zone in Jackson Heights and nine additional pedestrian refuge islands on Northern Boulevard, one of the borough’s most dangerous arterial streets. “It was not very contentious at all. It was […]

Two of the Most Dangerous Streets in Queens Set for Safety Upgrades

By Stephen Miller | May 20, 2014 | 7 Comments

DOT has proposed concrete safety improvements for Northern Boulevard and Broadway, two of the most dangerous streets in Queens. If supported by Community Boards 2 and 3 next month, the projects could be implemented by the end of the year. On Northern Boulevard between 63rd and 103rd Streets, DOT has proposed adding nine pedestrian islands […]

Eyes on the Street: Jackson Heights Triangle Turns Into a Plaza

By Stephen Miller | May 5, 2014 | 1 Comment

Sometimes, it’s the little things that make a big difference. Manuel de Dios Unanue Triangle provides a speck of green along Roosevelt Avenue in the packed Jackson Heights neighborhood, but for years, there was nowhere to sit. Even the brick wall surrounding the trees was topped with two spike strips to discourage people from resting for […]

115th Precinct Sting Issued More Moving Violations to Cyclists Than Motorists

By Stephen Miller | Feb 14, 2014 | 16 Comments

While some precincts are ramping up failure-to-yield stings and disavowing jaywalking tickets, not every NYPD outpost has moved beyond the shoot-fish-in-a-barrel approach to traffic enforcement. The latest traffic operation from the precinct covering Jackson Heights, North Corona and East Elmhurst had a familiar target: Bicycle violations were the top category of summons issued. Meanwhile, there’s […]

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