Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Queens

Traffic Relief Advocates: Meet Your Opponents

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 6, 2006 | 30 Comments

Front row, left to right: Councilmember Melinda Katz, Councilmember Leroy Comrie, Councilmember Helen Sears, Councilmember David Weprin, Keep NYC Congestion Tax Free spokesman Walter McCaffrey, Ray Irrera from the Queens Chamber of Commerce is behind McCaffrey, Joe Conley of Queens Community Board 2 and John Corlett from AAA. (Photo: Aaron Naparstek) In response to the Partnership for New York City’s report, […]

Flushing Meadows: Park or Parking Lot?

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 26, 2006 | 2 Comments

Streetsblog doesn’t manage to get out to Queens all that often these days, so it’s good to know that The Park Watchdog is keeping an eye on Flushing Meadows Park. Here is what he sees: Cars. Lots of them. Parked all over the grass. The Dog’s general thesis: When Robert Moses handed over Flushing Meadows park in 1967 to […]

Savvy Cyclist Class at Bike New York

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 14, 2006 | No Comments

Saturday, October 14, 9 am to 5 pm. Recycle-A-Bicycle Queens Shop Fifth Street at 46th Avenue, Long Island CitySavvy Cyclist Class Bike New York’s Savvy Cyclist Class Would-be cyclists daunted by the challenges of riding in New York City can bolster their confidence and sharpen their skills in this FREE one-day class for adults courtesy […]

One Community That’s Ready to Work With DOT on Bikes

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 11, 2006 | 2 Comments

It is unusual for the New York Times to print a letter to the editor in response to another reader’s letter, but yesterday the Times did just that. And so continues the super-slow motion debate on the Department of Transportation’s bicycling policies. We’re looking forward to next week’s installment… To the Editor: In a Sept. […]

Signs of Crooked Pedestrian Priorities

By Ethan Kent | Aug 30, 2006 | 8 Comments

A pedestrian crossing sign slants over the middle of Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn, meant to remind drivers that human beings may try to cross the seven lanes of moving traffic on foot. It is little comfort to the pedestrians standing exposed on the 2 foot wide median noticing that the sign was recently run into. […]

The Suburbanization of NYC’s Waterfront

By Ethan Kent | Aug 28, 2006 | 12 Comments

Recently, a bunch of us took a bike excursion along the East River waterfront from Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn to the new Water Taxi Beach in Hunters Point, Queens. Traffic was light most of the way and street life relatively heavy. Though currently dominated by old industrial buildings, the thriving neighborhoods adjacent to the waterfront seem […]

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