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Pedestrian Islands Coming to Deadly Northern Boulevard Intersection

By Stephen Miller | Apr 2, 2014 | 1 Comment

The intersection of Northern Boulevard and 61st Street in Woodside, where an unlicensed truck driver making a left turn through a crosswalk killed 8-year-old Noshat Nahian on his way to school last December, is set for some pedestrian safety fixes after months of work by elected officials and street safety advocates. Members of Make Queens Safer […]

Rockaway Students Want DOT to Use Extra Asphalt for Walking and Biking

By Stephen Miller | Apr 1, 2014 | No Comments

Rockaway Freeway, a multi-lane divided road beneath the A train on the Rockaway peninsula, is hardly friendly territory for walking or biking. A group of teens interning with the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance is looking to change that. Their goal: Gather 10,000 signatures on a petition asking DOT to convert some under-used road space, created as […]

New Vision Zero Details Emerge at Astoria Town Hall

By Stephen Miller | Mar 20, 2014 | 4 Comments

Last night, more than 100 people gathered in Astoria for the latest in a series of Vision Zero town halls bringing together residents, city officials, elected representatives, and advocates to talk about street safety. New information regarding City Hall’s current thinking about the safety of trucks and large vehicle fleets came to light, and officials […]

Who Killed Kumar Ragunath? Police Seek Suspect as Advocates Call for Action

By Stephen Miller | Mar 14, 2014 | No Comments

Kumar Ragunath, 64, came to New York from Guyana in 1987. Five years later, he and his wife bought a house in Jamaica near Richmond Hill. He loved to play cricket and listen to Indian music, and he kept working through his retirement to help fund college for his six grandchildren. Ragunath had been out of work since […]

Fixes Set for Dangerous Jamaica Hills Intersection

By Stephen Miller | Mar 3, 2014 | 2 Comments

The intersections surrounding Hillside Avenue, Homelawn Street, and 169th Street in Jamaica Hills are on track for pedestrian safety upgrades this spring after NYC DOT’s plan [PDF] received the support of Queens Community Board 8 last week. With entrances to the F train on all four corners and bus stops served by 17 routes, the […]

In Queens, Parents Push for Safer Streets Near Schools

By Stephen Miller | Feb 11, 2014 | 1 Comment

After 25-year-old Martha Tibillin-Guamug was killed crossing the street in Jackson Heights last week, the 110th Precinct went on the offensive, writing 200 summonses in 72 hours, including dozens for failure to yield to pedestrians. At a traffic safety town hall on Sunday, residents applauded the effort, then asked the police and DOT to do more. The […]

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