Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Queens

DOT’s Interactive Map Points the Way to a More Livable Jackson Heights

By Noah Kazis | Feb 2, 2011 | 2 Comments

Since 2009, the Department of Transportation has been engaged in a major study of Jackson Heights’ streets and sidewalks. At the request of community groups and with federal funding from Rep. Joe Crowley, DOT has been developing a plan to make the neighborhood safer, less congested, and more transit-accessible. After two years of research and […]

Motorists Critically Injure Two NYC Pedestrians in Past 48 Hours

By Ben Fried | Jan 10, 2011 | 3 Comments

Separate crashes in the past 48 hours have critically injured two New York City pedestrians. On Saturday afternoon around 2 p.m., an unidentified 81-year-old woman was crossing Woodhaven Boulevard in Queens when she was struck by a tow-truck driver turning left from westbound Atlantic Avenue. The woman sustained severe trauma to the head and was […]

Eyes on the Street: A Bike-Friendly Approach to the Q’Boro

By Ben Fried | Nov 12, 2010 | 18 Comments

We’ve got another highlight from 2010 construction season to share with you. A two-way, protected approach to the Queens side of the Queensboro Bridge bike-ped path has been paved, striped and open for business since the end of October. Clarence took these photos of the new approach, part of a package of bicycle and pedestrian […]

Driver Hits and Kills Toddler in Queens

By Noah Kazis | Sep 13, 2010 | 3 Comments

A driver hit and killed a three-year-old child in Queens at around 4 p.m. today, according to the NYPD. Streetsblog first learned of the fatal collision via a Twitter report which said the child was struck at the intersection of 89th Road and 211th Street in Hollis. The NYPD’s public information department can’t confirm that […]

Eyes on the Street: 78th Street, Jackson Heights, 8:15 PM

By Ben Fried | Aug 6, 2010 | 2 Comments

The first 2010 installment of Summer Streets is tomorrow, and I can’t think of a better way to get in the mood than to check in on this inspiring grassroots victory for livable streets in New York City. These are pictures Clarence took last Friday at the 78th Street Play Street in Jackson Heights. The […]

Greenpoint Ave Bridge Plan Adds Bike Lanes With Fat Buffers

By Noah Kazis | Jul 7, 2010 | 42 Comments

The proposed redesign for the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Queens. Image: NYCDOT Here’s a look at NYCDOT’s plan for the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge [PDF], which would give cyclists traveling between Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Sunnyside, Queens a safer and more comfortable ride by installing bike lanes with extra-wide buffers. The project recently got […]

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