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Northern Boulevard Changes Are Needed Now, Says CM Jimmy Van Bramer (And No Other Pols)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 10, 2018 | 3 Comments

Activists offer many possible solutions, begging the city to act boldly.

Thanks to fixes to Queens Boulevard, Northern Boulevard, with its many yellow dots for crashes and three red dots for fatalities, has become Queens's new "Boulevard of Death."

Another Person Killed By Driver on Northern Boulevard — Queens’s New ‘Boulevard of Death’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 9, 2018 | 9 Comments

This is getting ridiculous.

Thanks, U.S.T.A.: Private property fills public parkland near the Aquatic Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park during the U.S. Open. Photo: Laura A. Shepard

Yes, Mr. Mayor, the U.S. Open Turns Flushing Meadows Park into a Parking Lot

By Laura Shepard | Sep 7, 2018 | 10 Comments

Sure, the tennis tourney generates revenue for the city, but Queens residents are treated like garbage for three weeks.

State Senate District 13 Questionnaires: Jessica Ramos vs. Jose Peralta

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 30, 2018 | No Comments

Peralta caucused with the Republicans, giving the GOP control of the State Senate.

The BQX streetcar is a $2.7-billion boondoggle, our columnist says. Image: Friends of BQX

EXCLUSIVE: Sunset Park Nixed From de Blasio’s Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Fantasy

By David Meyer | Aug 29, 2018 | 22 Comments

The timeline for the project has also changed, the source said: BQX boosters hoped construction would begin next year, it's now slated to start in 2024.

Business as usual on traffic-choked Austin Street in Forest Hills. Photo: Laura A. Shepard

City Loading Zone Plan Will Help Ease Traffic On Austin Street In Queens — But Local Pols Still Oppose It

By Laura Shepard | Aug 27, 2018 | 5 Comments

Loading zones reduce congestion and improve safety in commercial areas. Why do politicians instinctively support on-street car storage instead?

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