Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Queens

Correction…

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 13, 2007 | No Comments

On Thursday, March 8, in a story titled The New York City Parking Boom, we incorrectly reported that New York City’s Economic Development Corporation is funding part of the $500 million Flushing Commons development project in Queens. The situation is actually a bit more nuanced. The EDC is facilitating the sale of city property to […]

The New York City Parking Boom

By Josh Brustein | Mar 8, 2007 | 14 Comments

The first in a three-part series on New York City parking policy. Last December, in announcing the goals of his Long-Term Planning and Sustainability initiative, Mayor Michael Bloomberg raised the terrifying specter of New York City commuters in the year 2030 stuck in an eight-hour "rush hour." This all-day traffic jam would become a reality, the […]

The Iris Weinshall Legacy: Queens Boulevard

By John Kaehny | Mar 2, 2007 | 6 Comments

"What became clear to me in this discussion was that the engineers were thinking from the motorists’ viewpoint." — Iris Weinshall, New York Newsday, April 29, 2001 A long walk across Queens Blvd. at Grand Ave., Elmhurst, circa March 2001. Photo: Jeff Saltzman Departing Department of Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall often cites the pedestrian […]

Flushed Away

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 16, 2007 | 25 Comments

Kevin Walsh at Forgotten NY has a new photo essay on his neighborhood, Flushing, Queens. It’s not the typical Forgotten NY catalogue of historical obsurities. Rather, in this post, Walsh illustrates what he sees as the destruction of one of New York City’s great old neighborhood by developers run amok. Even if you see new […]

DOT Giving Away 350 Metrocards at Shea Park-and-Ride

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 19, 2006 | 4 Comments

A DOT press release today: New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Iris Weinshall today announced that the agency will issue 350 complimentary round trip ($4) Metro Cards to motorists who park at Shea Stadium and use mass transit to enter Manhattan on December 20th, December 27th and January 3, 2007. "The holiday season […]

Futurama 2030: Bloomberg Outlines Ambitious 10-Point Agenda

By Sarah Goodyear | Dec 12, 2006 | 37 Comments

Only a couple of hundred yards from the rusting remains of the 1964 World’s Fair, Mayor Michael Bloomberg laid out his own vision for the future of New York City this morning. In a speech entitled "New York City 2030: Accepting the Challenge," the mayor introduced a broad plan for creating a sustainable city "making […]

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