Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ozone Park

Driver Kills Jazmine Marin, 13, Near Ozone Park School; NYPD Blames Victim

By Brad Aaron | Oct 24, 2016 | 84 Comments

Update: The motorist who killed Marin and injured the second victim was driving an early 1980s Chevrolet El Camino with a racing hood scoop, per a Daily News photo from the scene. A motorist hit two teenagers near a school in Ozone Park this morning, killing a 13-year-old girl and injuring the second victim. Jazmine Marin […]

Basic Pedestrian Upgrades Coming to Conduit Blvd, But No Bike Infrastructure

By David Meyer | Jul 15, 2016 | 4 Comments

Last month, DOT revealed its plan to make Conduit Boulevard less of a barrier between neighborhoods near the southeast Brooklyn-Queens border [PDF]. With better, more frequent pedestrian crossings, the project should make it easier for residents to get from one side of Conduit to the other, but the design doesn’t include any bike infrastructure and leaves […]

Ulrich Back on Board With Woodhaven SBS After DOT Waters Down Turn Bans

By David Meyer | May 16, 2016 | 2 Comments

DOT has halved the number of left-turn restrictions and cut about a mile of bus lanes from its plan to enhance bus service on Woodhaven Boulevard. The changes will dampen the expected improvements in bus speeds and pedestrian safety but have won over Council Member Eric Ulrich, who’s back on board supporting Woodhaven Select Bus Service. Most of the street […]

Change Is Afoot on Conduit Blvd, a Speedway Dividing Neighborhoods

By David Meyer | Apr 13, 2016 | 13 Comments

Conduit Boulevard, a wide and dangerous road where drivers speed to and from JFK Airport, could get much-needed safety improvements from DOT between Atlantic Avenue and Sutter Avenue this year. The street is designed like a highway, with wide travel lanes and north- and south-bound roads separated by a huge median. Vehicle access from Atlantic Avenue is literally an on-ramp. In Nassau […]

Joe Addabbo Tells Voters to Fight Bus Lanes on Street Where He Drives Daily

By Ben Fried | Nov 3, 2015 | 15 Comments

The overhaul of Woodhaven Boulevard in southeast Queens promises to make buses faster and more reliable while preventing injuries and deaths on one of the most dangerous streets in the city. Naturally, State Senator Joseph Addabbo is mobilizing constituents to oppose the project and keep Woodhaven the way it is. Addabbo has been agitating against the […]

How Bus Rapid Transit Can Save Lives on One of NYC’s Most Dangerous Streets

By Stephen Miller | Sep 29, 2015 | 138 Comments

Lives are at stake in the redesign of Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard, making the implementation of bus rapid transit on this southeast Queens corridor all the more urgent, according to a new analysis from the BRT for NYC coalition. Crash stats bring home the point that new pedestrian islands and other safety measures in DOT’s Woodhaven BRT […]

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