Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Queens

Driver With Suspended License Critically Injures Parent at Queens School

By Noah Kazis | Jun 4, 2010 | 15 Comments

The site of this morning’s crash: 53rd Avenue in front of Bayside’s PS 162. Photo: Google Street View The mother of a student at PS 162 in Queens is in critical condition after a driver struck her in front of the school this morning. The crash occurred as the parent was crossing 53rd Avenue between […]

NYCDOT Prioritizes Sustainable Modes at Queens Approach to Triborough

By Noah Kazis | Jun 1, 2010 | 15 Comments

Plans for a new pedestrian area between Hoyt Avenue South and Astoria Boulevard. Pedestrians already crowd this space, which is only set off from traffic by striping (visible under the simulated sidewalk). Rendering: NYCDOT NYCDOT has proposed a significant street redesign for the base of the RFK Bridge (a.k.a. the Triborough) in Astoria [PDF], a […]

Parking Overkill in Flushing: NYCEDC Made It Happen

By Noah Kazis | Mar 15, 2010 | 34 Comments

It’s not every day that a New York City real estate executive name-checks Donald Shoup, but one developer admiringly referred to the dean of progressive parking policy while explaining his project to Streetsblog. If not for the New York City Economic Development Corporation and mis-directed political pressures, says TDC Development President Michael Meyer, the huge mixed-use […]

MTA Blame Game: Lowlights From Queens

By Noah Kazis | Mar 3, 2010 | 8 Comments

The MTA roadshow is in full swing, with raucous public hearings on service cuts drawing hundreds in Queens and Staten Island last night. Some press outlets are questioning whether the hearings actually get anything accomplished. It’s a good question to chew on, since the MTA Board’s options are limited by the agency’s massive budget gap. […]

Vehicles Lead All Causes of Injury at Elmhurst Hospital Center

By Brad Aaron | Jan 22, 2010 | 1 Comment

A new report says pedestrian injuries in some parts of Queens are at their highest levels in almost a decade. In fact, reports the Daily News, vehicles are responsible for more patient injuries at Elmhurst Hospital Center than any other cause, according to hospital figures. Last year, 256 people were treated at the hospital for […]

Police Academy 2: Starring a 3,000-Car Garage

By Ben Fried | Dec 21, 2009 | 14 Comments

Cadets will have a hard time getting to New York City’s next police academy, now under construction, without driving. Image: NYT/Michael Fieldman Architects and Perkins+Will. Last week brought another prime example of Bloomberg administration schizophrenia on urban sustainability. After his flight back from the Copenhagen climate summit, the mayor’s first stop was a former auto […]

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