The 111th Street Safety Project Has Changed, But Queens CB 4 Has Not
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If DOT is going to implement a safer design of 111th Street in Corona, it won't be thanks to the local community board.
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Deadly Woodhaven Boulevard and NYC’s Broken Community Board Process
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Yesterday morning, a driver struck and killed 13-year-old Jazmine Marin as she walked across Cross Bay Boulevard at 149th Avenue on her way to school. The location is deadly — one other person has been struck and killed there since 2012, and Cross Bay is one of the most dangerous streets in the city. From 2009 to 2013, […]
Ferreras Joins Corona Families to Demand Action From de Blasio on 111th St
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More than a year after DOT first proposed a redesign of 111th Street in Corona to make it safer for residents to access Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the city has failed to follow through and implement the project. Today, parents and children from Corona and Jackson Heights joined Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland on the steps of City […]
The Campaign for a Safer Bike Connection to Joe Michaels Mile
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When 78-year-old Michael Schenkman was killed by a speeding motorist on Northern Boulevard last month, he was on his daily ride to Joe Michaels Mile, a bike path that runs for two and a half miles along the Cross Island Parkway. Now business owners and residents in Little Neck and Douglaston are reiterating calls for safe bike access to […]
Man Struck in East Elmhurst Was 17th Cyclist Killed by NYC Driver This Year
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Update: According to NYPD collision location data, the crash occurred on Grand Central Parkway near LaGuardia Airport. H/t to reader Jules. A man hit while riding a bike in East Elmhurst yesterday was the 17th cyclist killed by a New York City driver in 2016. NYPD filed no charges. According to NYPD, the victim was in the […]
Illegally-Parked and Abandoned Cars Plague Queensbridge Houses, Greenway
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A bicycle and pedestrian greenway that connects protected bike paths on the waterfront to Queens Plaza and Queens Boulevard has become a parking lot, with private and government-placarded cars lining its southern curb for months. The Parks Department knows about the vehicles parked in the path and “has been ticketing when they are observed,” according agency spokesperson Meghan […]