Richard Brown: Killing a Baby on a Sidewalk While Unlicensed Isn’t a Crime
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Brown apparently decided a low-level misdemeanor charge was too severe for the death of 8-month-old Navraj Raju.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Queens
Melinda Katz’s “Bike Master Plan” Better Be More Than a Delay Tactic
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Katz's call for a borough-wide bike plan might not mean what you think. It echoes comments she made in an attempt to block the second phase of the Queens Boulevard redesign.
Cuomo’s Priorities: $2 Billion to Cram More Cars on the Van Wyck
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While New Yorkers deal with slower buses and a subway system stretched to its limits, Andrew Cuomo is raring to spend $2 billion adding lanes to the Van Wyck. He says it will improve air quality, but that runs counter to everything we know about how highways work.
It’s Time to Extend the New, Safer Queens Boulevard to Rego Park
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After DOT redesigned the Queens Boulevard service roads in Woodside, the number of people biking doubled while pedestrian and cyclist injuries dropped. Last night, more than 100 people packed into the cafeteria of P.S. 139 in Rego Park to weigh in on extending the redesign east to Yellowstone Boulevard.
Biking Up Big on Queens Blvd, Cyclist Injuries Down
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In the year after NYC DOT installed protected bike lanes and other safety measures between Roosevelt Avenue and 73rd Street in Woodside, pedestrian and cyclist injuries declined more than 40 percent, while bike counts doubled.
Queens Blvd Redesign Phase 2: A Big Improvement With One Major Flaw
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Phase two of the Queens Boulevard redesign, in Elmhurst, is a significant safety improvement that's weakened by a major detour near the Queens Center Mall.