Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Long Island City

Who Killed Kumar Ragunath? Police Seek Suspect as Advocates Call for Action

By Stephen Miller | Mar 14, 2014 | No Comments

Kumar Ragunath, 64, came to New York from Guyana in 1987. Five years later, he and his wife bought a house in Jamaica near Richmond Hill. He loved to play cricket and listen to Indian music, and he kept working through his retirement to help fund college for his six grandchildren. Ragunath had been out of work since […]

Cuomo Announces $67M for Bike/Ped Projects, Including Pulaski Bridge

By Ben Fried | Jan 17, 2014 | 11 Comments

[Editor’s note: Streetsblog will not be publishing Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.] Via the Tri-State Transportation Campaign: Earlier this week Governor Andrew Cuomo announced $67 million in funding for walking and biking infrastructure statewide, after advocates had pressed the state to follow through on the recently passed complete streets law with […]

Next Year, Peds and Cyclists Won’t Have to Fight for Scraps on Pulaski Bridge

By Stephen Miller | Dec 19, 2013 | 19 Comments

By this time next year, people walking and biking across the Pulaski Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens won’t have to share a single narrow path. With a new, two-way protected bike lane spanning the bridge, cyclists will have a safe route and pedestrians will have the existing 8.5-foot wide pathway exclusively for walking. No more […]

Eyes on the Street: Vernon Boulevard Bikeway Upgrade

By Stephen Miller | Oct 29, 2013 | 5 Comments

Buffered bike lanes on Vernon Boulevard in western Queens are getting upgraded to a buffered two-way bikeway. Gil Lopez was near Hallet’s Cove this morning when he snapped a photo of DOT crews installing the bike lane, which when complete will include flexible posts to keep out car traffic. The two-way lane will run from […]

Lentol: DOT Will Finalize Design for Pulaski Protected Bike Lane This Year

By Brad Aaron | Oct 25, 2013 | 5 Comments

DOT is drawing up plans for a dedicated bike lane on the Pulaski Bridge, according to the office of Assembly Member Joe Lentol, and should have a final design ready before the end of the year The current layout of this Queens-Brooklyn link squeezes pedestrians and cyclists onto a narrow shared path, while motorists speed along on […]

Progress for Safer Streets From Queens and Manhattan Community Boards

By Stephen Miller | Oct 10, 2013 | 4 Comments

Last night, the full board of Manhattan Community Board 6 passed a resolution in support of a DOT plan that would fill in a gap between two sections of Second Avenue’s protected bike lane by replacing a car travel lane with parking from 23rd Street to 14th Street. Across the East River, Queens CB 1’s […]

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