Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Sunnyside

City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, podium, speaking this morning alongside Flor Jimenez, left, whose husband Gelacio Reyes was killed biking on 43rd Avenue on April 1. Photo: David Meyer

Van Bramer Calls for Protected Bike Lanes on 43rd Avenue in Sunnyside

By David Meyer | Apr 13, 2017 | 4 Comments

After two crashes in ten days at the same Sunnyside intersection left one cyclist dead and another in critical condition, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer is calling on DOT to take immediate action and install a protected bike lane on 43rd Avenue between Queens Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue.

The intersection of 43rd Avenue and 39th Street in Sunnyside, where a drunk driver struck and killed Gelacio Reyes as he biked home from work in April. Image: Google Maps

Alleged Drunk, Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Delivery Worker as NYPD Targets Cyclists

By Brad Aaron | Apr 3, 2017 | 6 Comments

Gelacio Reyes was riding home from work when he was struck by Cristian Guiracocha, who was charged with DWI and tampering with an ignition interlock.

Eyes on the Street: New Pedestrian Islands on Northern Boulevard

By David Meyer | Mar 6, 2017 | 1 Comment

The dangerous five-legged intersection of Northern Boulevard, 34th Avenue, and 48th Street has a new pedestrian island, sidewalk extension, and crosswalks. Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg joined Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer on Friday to unveil the improvements.

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The Transformation of Queens Boulevard, Block By Block

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jan 27, 2016 | No Comments

For many years, New York City’s Queens Boulevard was known as the “Boulevard of Death.” The street cuts through the heart of the Queens, expanding at some points to a chaotic 12 to 16 lanes of traffic — which makes it extremely dangerous for human beings. From 2003 to 2013, 38 pedestrians and cyclists were killed and 450 suffered severe injuries. Last year, the New York […]

Allegedly Unlicensed Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Sunnyside

By Brad Aaron | Oct 14, 2015 | 11 Comments

An allegedly unlicensed tractor-trailer driver killed a cyclist in Queens this morning. The victim, a 34-year-old woman, was riding west on 56th Road in Sunnyside when the driver hit her while turning right onto 48th Street, according to NYPD and Gothamist. The crash happened at around 8:45. NYPD had not released the victim’s identity as of this afternoon […]

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The Queens Boulevard Protected Bike Lane Celebration Ride

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Aug 28, 2015 | No Comments

If Queens Boulevard can get a protected bike lane, you can probably put one on almost any street in the country. Yesterday, the Transportation Alternatives Queens Committee hosted the first of what it hopes are many celebratory bike rides down Queens Boulevard, trying out the first 10 blocks of the bike lane installed this month by NYC […]

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