Spot Check: The Q44 Bus Offers Signs of Hope for Bus Service
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After a Streetsblog commenter complained about the Flushing-to-Jamaica portion of this route, we checked it out.
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No Charges for Commuter Van Driver Who Killed Khavir Ahmed in Jamaica
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Ahmed, 84, was crossing 168th Place by 88th Avenue at around 10:30 a.m. when the motorist turned left from 88th and struck him, according to police. As the crash was described by police, Ahmed had the right of way, but no charges have been filed yet against the 32-year-old driver.
Bus Lanes and Faster Boarding Come to Flushing and Jamaica
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Sunday marked the first day of service for Q44 Select Bus Service linking Jamaica, Flushing, and the southeast Bronx, so I headed over to Sutphin Boulevard and Main Street during the p.m. rush yesterday to check it out. The Q44 SBS features the standard package of improvements that DOT and the MTA have employed to cut travel […]
State’s Top Court: Low-Cost Parking Is Not a Tax-Free Charity
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The owner of five Queens cut-rate parking facilities will have to pay property taxes, the state’s top court has ruled. The New York State Court of Appeals upheld the city’s decision to take back a tax exemption it had previously granted the politically-connected non-profit that operates 2,000 parking spaces in downtown Jamaica. Over the course of a decade starting in 1996, Jamaica […]
Q44 Select Bus Service: Bus Lanes for Flushing and Jamaica, Not in Between
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DOT and the MTA have released the plan for Select Bus Service on the Q44 linking Jamaica, Flushing, and the Bronx, which serves 44,000 passengers daily. The areas that need bus lanes most — downtown Jamaica and Flushing — are in line to get them, but not the rest of the route. Earlier this year, nearly a […]
Eastern Queens Electeds Want Bus Lanes. Will DOT Deliver?
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Council Member Rory Lancman and Assembly Member Michael Simanowitz have taken up the cause of opposing bus lanes for Select Bus Service in their eastern Queens districts. While the pair has gotten a lot of attention, they are outnumbered by almost a dozen city, state, and federal elected officials along the route urging the city to […]