Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Queens

Another Pedestrian Dies, Another Killer Driver Walks

By Brad Aaron | Apr 20, 2009 | 15 Comments

JoAnne Hayden-Weissman, center, was killed by a curb-jumping driver in Queens on April 16. The words never fail to shock. Last Thursday afternoon, 55-year-old JoAnne (Kodetsky) Hayden-Weissman was walking her dog on a path near Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad Channel, Queens when a driver reportedly jumped the curb, striking both her and her pet. […]

Transit Service Shrinking? Get Ready for the Rise of the Dollar Van.

By Graham T. Beck | Apr 13, 2009 | 32 Comments

Dollar Van Demos, the unlikely union of transportation needs and musical dreams that has entranced New York bloggers, is giving private transit operators in Brooklyn and Queens some of the best press they’ve ever received. But that isn’t the only reason it’s worth taking a fresh look at dollar vans. If the state legislature can’t […]

Pedestrian Improvements Planned for LIC Pulaski Bridge Interchange

By Brad Aaron | Feb 11, 2009 | 10 Comments

DOT has plans to improve conditions for pedestrians on the Queens side of the Pulaski Bridge, which connects Greenpoint, Brooklyn with Hunters Point in Long Island City. According to a recent presentation [PDF], pedestrians will benefit from additional crosswalks, new markings and signalization to reduce turning vehicle conflicts, and pedestrian islands.

Connecting Transportation and Politics in Southern Queens

By Ben Fried | Jan 30, 2009 | 4 Comments

NYLCV is sending out 12,000 mailers for the February 24 City Council special election in southern Queens. On the scale of absurd political theater, fare hike hearings in New York City rank very close to the top. Elected officials heap scorn on the MTA, diverting attention from their own responsibility for underfunding transit, while beleaguered […]

No Justice for Killing of Ibrihim Ahmed

By Ben Fried | Jan 8, 2009 | 14 Comments

A facebook page apparently belonging to Alexander Aponte. The status was updated via cell phone minutes before Aponte struck and killed Ibrihim Ahmed. Another story today highlights the woeful inadequacy of our justice system to deter traffic violence and hold reckless drivers accountable for the loss of life they cause. The Daily News reports that […]

Queens CB1 Chair: Secure Bike Parking Serves “No Purpose”

By Ben Fried | Jan 6, 2009 | 10 Comments

A zoning change that would provide better bike parking options in new buildings is wending its way through the city’s public review process, which means 59 community boards have a chance to vote on it. The Queens Gazette reports from the goings on at CB1, which encompasses Astoria and Long Island City: "I see no […]

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