Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Joe Lentol

The hit-and-run driver fled on foot and left his mangled Lexus at the scene. Video: CBS2 News.

Police Search For Fatal Hit-and-Run Driver Who Fled Queens Crash On Foot

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 10, 2019 | 4 Comments

A hit-and-run driver fled his car on foot after fatally striking a woman’s car early Tuesday morning in Queens, killing the 72-year-old passenger and sending the 56-year-old driver to the hospital.

Assembly Member Joe Lentol, at podium, with North Brooklyn electeds and businesses on Friday. Photo: David Meyer

Pol: State Legislature Can Mandate Now-Scrubbed L-Pocalypse Improvements

By David Meyer | Mar 1, 2019 | No Comments

A senior lawmaker threatens unilateral action if the MTA and DOT don't heed community calls for better transit mitigations during upcoming tunnel rehabilitation.

The Pulaski Bridge Bikeway Is Open and It’s Magnificent

By David Meyer | Apr 29, 2016 | 31 Comments

Pedestrians and cyclists don’t have to settle for scraps of space on the Pulaski Bridge any more. This morning, the bridge’s new two-way protected bikeway officially opened to the public, the culmination of a four-year effort to improve biking and walking access between Greenpoint and Long Island City. The Pulaski carries thousands of cyclists between Queens and Brooklyn across Newtown […]

Eyes on the Street: Pulaski Bridge Bikeway Looks Ready for a Ribbon-Cutting

By David Meyer | Apr 25, 2016 | 12 Comments

Pulaski Bridge bike lane is open, nothing is impossible! Ahhhhhhhh!!!!! pic.twitter.com/gNr6oTuUqc — Max RN (@MaxRivlinNadler) April 24, 2016 Update: A DOT spokesperson tells Streetsblog that while finishing touches are being made, cyclists should follow the posted signage, which directs them to the shared pedestrian-bike path on the west side of the bridge. The new protected lane […]

DOT’s Meeker Avenue Safety Plan Is, Well, Meek

By David Meyer | Jan 13, 2016 | 25 Comments

Wow, someone on #bkcb1 asked @NYC_DOT “what about bicycles?” Terrible answer though: we didn’t think of ? because we didn’t think of ? — Mike Cherepko (@mikecherepko) January 13, 2016 DOT unveiled its plan for pedestrian safety improvements along Meeker Avenue in north Brooklyn at last night’s Community Board 1 meeting, but board members and […]

Lentol: Safety Improvements Coming to Meeker Avenue in 2016

By David Meyer | Dec 16, 2015 | 37 Comments

DOT will present safety improvements next month for Meeker Avenue by the BQE in Williamsburg, according to Assembly Member Joe Lentol. The department told Lentol’s office it would bring a proposal to Brooklyn Community Board 1 on January 12. Meeker Avenue runs under the BQE for a mile between North 6th Street and Vandevoort Avenue, dividing […]

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