Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Peter Koo

The Mandarin-speaking table at last night's workshop. Photo: Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce

Crowded, Car-Choked Downtown Flushing Shouldn’t Be a Void in the Bike Network

By David Meyer | May 25, 2017 | 5 Comments

At a DOT forum to plan for better bicycling conditions in downtown Flushing, Council Member Peter Koo told the packed room he doesn't believe bike lanes belong in the area. Koo did not stick around for the rest of the meeting, but if he had, he would have heard a different story from his constituents, many of whom see biking as the only viable way to get to Flushing's dense downtown core.

Wider Sidewalks Coming to Flushing’s Crowded Main Street

By David Meyer | Jul 19, 2016 | 9 Comments

Main Street in Flushing gets more foot traffic than anywhere else in New York after Times Square, but its sidewalks are too narrow to handle all those people. So later this month, the city will begin expanding the sidewalks on four blocks of Main Street, Council Member Peter Koo, DOT, and the Department of Design and […]

Traffic Violence Claims Another Life as NYPD Announces Enforcement Blitz

By Brad Aaron | Nov 12, 2015 | 12 Comments

The pedestrian death toll stands at 13 since October 31. NYPD said a man hit by a driver in Queens last weekend died from his injuries Wednesday, according to Gothamist. Meanwhile, police announced a period of “focused enforcement” of the most dangerous driving violations. On Sunday at around 5 p.m., a 70-year-old man driving a Honda minivan […]

NYPD Precinct Where Driver Killed Ally Liao Announces Walking Crackdown

By Brad Aaron | Nov 10, 2015 | 33 Comments

An NYPD precinct in Queens where law-breaking drivers have killed several people this year has announced a crackdown on walking. On Monday, Deputy Inspector Thomas Conforti, commanding officer of the 109th Precinct, stood with Assembly Member Mike Simanowitz, Assembly Member Ron Kim, U.S. Representative Grace Meng, and City Council Member Peter Koo to tout a “plan to […]

Eastern Queens Electeds Want Bus Lanes. Will DOT Deliver?

By Stephen Miller | Feb 19, 2015 | 29 Comments

Council Member Rory Lancman and Assembly Member Michael Simanowitz have taken up the cause of opposing bus lanes for Select Bus Service in their eastern Queens districts. While the pair has gotten a lot of attention, they are outnumbered by almost a dozen city, state, and federal elected officials along the route urging the city to […]

Council Overrides Bloomberg Veto of NYPD Hit-and-Run Transparency Bill

By Brad Aaron | Feb 4, 2014 | 2 Comments

The City Council today voted to override a number of vetoes handed down by former Mayor Bloomberg. According to the Staten Island Advance, among the bills passed was Intro 1055, which requires NYPD to release information on hit-and-run crashes and investigations. The bill mandates that NYPD report quarterly on the total number of “critical injury” hit-and-run […]

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