Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Queens

Why Is Queens BP Melinda Katz Refusing to Divulge 2015 CB Appointments?

By Brad Aaron | May 12, 2015 | 6 Comments

Streetsblog has filed a freedom of information request after Queens Borough President Melinda Katz refused to provide us a list of 2015 community board appointments. Community boards play an outsized role in determining how safe New York City streets are for walking, biking, and driving. Though their votes are supposed to be advisory, DOT rarely […]

Better Protection Slated for Vernon Boulevard Bike Lane, Tweets DOT

By Brad Aaron | Apr 24, 2015 | 8 Comments

Vernon Blvd in Queens needs #bikenyc barrier protection! This is ridiculous! @transalt @StreetsblogNYC @NYC_DOT pic.twitter.com/3PEuyxGgOm — Clarence Eckerson Jr (@PurpleClarence) April 21, 2015 On Tuesday, Clarence tweeted several photos of cars, including what looked like out-of-service cabs, parked in the Vernon Boulevard bikeway. “Vernon Boulevard needs barrier protection,” Clarence wrote. “This is ridiculous!” A few […]

Queens BP Melinda Katz Prioritizes Parking Over Affordable Housing

By Stephen Miller | Apr 17, 2015 | 41 Comments

Few things set off alarm bells for car-owning New Yorkers more than the thought of having less parking. So when the Department of City Planning proposed a minor reduction in parking requirements, the community board chairs of Queens got a case of road rage, with Borough President Melinda Katz at the wheel. Here’s the problem: The city requires […]

Two Community Boards Sign Off on Greenpoint Avenue Bridge Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Apr 17, 2015 | 6 Comments

Four years ago, DOT shelved a plan that would have added bike lanes to the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge, also known as the J.J. Byrne Bridge, after a year of outcry from area businesses and residents. Now, a modified plan has cleared two community boards little more than a month after it was first proposed. Unlike the previous […]

DOT Scraps Bus Lanes in Kew Gardens Hills for Flushing-Jamaica SBS

By Stephen Miller | Apr 16, 2015 | 29 Comments

This afternoon, the City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill that requires DOT to work with the MTA on a citywide Bus Rapid Transit plan to be updated every two years. The vote came a day after DOT told bus lane opponents in eastern Queens that it will water down a Select Bus Service proposal in their neighborhood. In many ways, the new bill codifies much […]

Queens Boulevard Safety Plan Has First Encounter With a Community Board

By Stephen Miller | Apr 1, 2015 | 18 Comments

Skepticism from the Community Board 2 transportation committee toward DOT’s proposed changes for Queens Boulevard wore off over the course of a meeting last night, as board members learned more about the project for 1.3 miles of safety improvements [PDF]. DOT will return to the committee again after tweaking the plan, which appears to be on track to receive CB 2’s backing by […]

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