Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ridgewood

This is the aftermath of the crash. Photo: Abigail Weinberg

Queens Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Motorcyclist

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments

A Queens woman was struck and killed on Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood on Saturday night by a motorcyclist whom witnesses described as traveling at an extremely high rate of speed.

What if we…made this dirt lot a Busway..aha ha, just kidding.. unless..? (Photo: GoogleMaps)

MTA Revives Old Proposal For Busway Underneath M Train

By Dave Colon | Feb 13, 2020 | No Comments

Ridgewood could be next in line for a genuine, bona-fide, car-defying Busway.

The fatal crash took place last week at the corner of Onderdonk and Gates avenues in Ridgewood. Photo: Google

SUV Driver Runs Over and Kills Senior in Queens — And is Actually Charged!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 16, 2019 | No Comments

Thousands of other drivers who kill and maim under similar circumstances are not ever charged.

Coming to Washington Heights this spring! File photo: Dave Colon

Another ‘Busway’ Success: Fresh Pond Road Commuters are Getting Better Service

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

Bus speeds along Fresh Pond Road in Queens — where the city removed some metered parking to create a dedicated bus route during the evening rush hour — have improved by 125 percent.

Arthur Schwartz, standing, argued his case against the city in Queens on Monday. He lost. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

City Finally Wins! Ridgewood Bus Lane is ‘Rational’ and ‘Makes Perfect Sense’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 23, 2019 | 11 Comments

Justice Joseph Esposito said, basically, that it's time for car owners to stop thinking the roads only belong to them.

That's the Daily News's Clayton Guse in the far left corner of this photo (on the beat with Queens Supreme Court Justice Joseph Esposito in the center). Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Circus Comes to Fresh Pond Road as Judge Visits a Bus Lane to Assess Legality

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 20, 2019 | 13 Comments

As people gathered to protest government inaction on climate change on Friday, a Queens judge walked nine blocks to decide if the city can prioritize tens of thousands of transit riders over a few dozen car owners.

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