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Mujeres en Movimiento to Queens CB4: We Need a Safer 111th Street

By David Meyer | Dec 11, 2015 | 5 Comments

Members of Mujeres en Movimiento, a Corona-based group of Latina mothers who bike, packed into Queens Community Board 4’s monthly meeting on Tuesday to have their say about DOT’s proposed redesign of 111th Street. The only way to get to Flushing Meadows Corona Park from Corona without crossing a highway is to cross 111th Street, but with […]

How Seriously Does Queens DA Richard Brown Take Hit-and-Run Killings?

By Brad Aaron | Dec 11, 2015 | 2 Comments

As family members rallied for justice for Queens hit-and-run victim Ovidio Jaramillo yesterday, District Attorney Richard Brown agreed to drop felony charges against another driver who left a pedestrian to die in the street. Raul Reyes hit Kamil Gorski with a van on Metropolitan Avenue on the evening of February 3, 2015, knocking the victim to the roadway, according […]

Tish James and Queens Pols to DOT: Finish Strong on Woodhaven BRT

By David Meyer | Dec 7, 2015 | 5 Comments

Public Advocate Letitia James joined Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Council Member Donovan Richards, and Queens transit activists on the steps of City Hall this morning to push the de Blasio administration to follow through on its plans for better bus service along Woodhaven Boulevard. Earlier this year, DOT presented plans for bus lanes and pedestrian safety […]

Queens Community Board Chairs Care About Parking More Than Housing

By Ben Fried | Nov 17, 2015 | 54 Comments

Give it up for Queens community board chairs. Thanks to a vote last night, we now have a crystal clear expression of their priorities. Nothing is more important than parking. In a city without enough housing to go around, where rising rents are squeezing people in more neighborhoods every year, the community board chairs have taken a bold […]

Richard Brown: Probation for Accused Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Killer

By Brad Aaron | Nov 16, 2015 | 3 Comments

A driver charged with felony hit-and-run and unlicensed driving got probation and a few days of community service for a crash that killed a pedestrian, as a result of a plea deal with Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. On the evening of February 22, the unidentified victim was crossing at 76th Street and Woodside Avenue, […]

Residents: Protected Bike Lanes a Must for Queens Boulevard Phase 2

By Eric Jankiewicz | Nov 13, 2015 | 4 Comments

Dozens of Queens residents packed into a room at an Elmhurst school Thursday night to brainstorm a design for the second phase of Queens Boulevard’s transformation from a high-speed roadway to a safer street. By the end of the meeting, there was a resounding call for protected bike lanes and a beautification project that would indicate to […]

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