Van Bramer: Long Island City Needs a Network of Protected Bike Lanes
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The Queens Council Member wants the booming neighborhood to become the first fully protected area.
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BQX Advocates Make Pitch for Trolley — But Critics Push Back
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Mayor de Blasio needs to just abandon his beloved $2.7-billion BQX streetcar, opponents said Thursday at the City Council's first trolley task force hearing.
Thursday’s Headlines: Jimmy Van Bramer is Right Edition
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Yes, those are Jimmy Van Bramer's Mets winter gloves — but the Queens council member will take the gloves off this morning when he takes on illegal parkers in Long Island City. Click on the headline above for our full news roundup.
Queens Pol Demands More Space for Cyclists and Peds on Queensboro Bridge
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Just one narrow pathway is shared by both cyclists and pedestrians, whose numbers are booming. Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer wants that to change.
Sunnyside Spruced Up By Bike Lane Supporters
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A hearty band of activists — and Mets-loving Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer — cleaned up the protected bike lanes on Skillman and 43rd avenues on Saturday, providing the latest demonstration that the community supports the lanes.
Vigilante Throws Thumbtacks to Injure Cyclists Along 43rd Ave Protected Bike Lane
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Bike lane opponents are resorting to terrorism.