Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Daniel Dromm

115th Precinct Sting Issued More Moving Violations to Cyclists Than Motorists

By Stephen Miller | Feb 14, 2014 | 16 Comments

While some precincts are ramping up failure-to-yield stings and disavowing jaywalking tickets, not every NYPD outpost has moved beyond the shoot-fish-in-a-barrel approach to traffic enforcement. The latest traffic operation from the precinct covering Jackson Heights, North Corona and East Elmhurst had a familiar target: Bicycle violations were the top category of summons issued. Meanwhile, there’s […]

Doctors Relate the Horror of Traffic Violence at Pedestrian Injury Summit

By Brad Aaron | Dec 13, 2013 | 3 Comments

Medical professionals and transportation experts convened Thursday for the third New York City Summit on Pedestrian Injury, hosted by Elmhurst Hospital. The day-long event brought transportation officials and advocates together with doctors who witness the destruction caused by reckless drivers in the city every day. The summit is chaired by Dr. Jamie Ullman, director of neurosurgery […]

Council Member Danny Dromm Talks Jackson Heights Plazas With NY1

By Stephen Miller | Oct 15, 2013 | No Comments

As part of his excellent series visiting all 51 city council districts, NY1’s Errol Louis joined Council Member Danny Dromm for a walk around Jackson Heights earlier this month. Louis began the segment by telling viewers about the neighborhood from the back seat of a car rolling down Roosevelt Avenue, but Dromm, an honoree at […]

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Is This the First NYC Community Board Meeting Held in a Public Plaza?

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jun 21, 2013 | No Comments

I can’t say with certainty that this is the first NYC community board meeting held in a public plaza, but it certainly is the first I’ve heard of in my 22 years in New York City. On Thursday, Queens Community Board 3 held their monthly meeting amid the hustle and bustle of Jackson Heights’ Diversity Plaza on […]

After Child’s Death, Jackson Heights Forum Focuses on Schools and Speeding

By Stephen Miller | Mar 13, 2013 | 3 Comments

In front of an audience of about 60 residents at I.S. 145 last night, city representatives and advocates answered questions about traffic safety in Jackson Heights. The forum was held in the wake of the death of 11-year-old I.S. 145 student Miguel Torres, who was run over by a dump truck driver at Northern Boulevard and 80th […]

Jackson Heights Turnaround: Business Owners Will Help Maintain Plaza

By Stephen Miller | Aug 20, 2012 | 18 Comments

A group of business owners who decried the 37th Road pedestrian plaza in Jackson Heights after it opened have come around and launched a group to act as stewards of the new public space. This turn of events comes after persistent work by Council Member Danny Dromm’s office and local merchants, who are now working together […]

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