‘Boulevard of death’ no more: City completes lengthy Queens Blvd. redesign
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Nearly a decade in the making, the city finally completed its redesign of Queens Boulevard, a strip once known as the “Boulevard of Death.”
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Tensions flare at DOT greenway meeting, with controversial pol at the center
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A Department of Transportation workshop in Eastern Queens about a waterfront greenway went down a rocky path on Thursday night. At one point, local City Councilmember Vickie Paladino, who blasted the plan well before the meeting, stood atop a chair and addressed the crowd. Some attendees said her remarks only made matters worse.
Read MoreScooter wars: Speaker wants city to press ‘pause’ on scooter share program
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Queens officials are calling for the city Department of Transportation to put a temporary “pause” on an electric scooter sharing program it recently rolled out in several Queens neighborhoods, which the officials claim has proven to be unsafe.
Read MoreCity begins planning 16-mile Queens waterfront greenway
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Queens’ waterfront will one day be connected from Long Island City to Fort Totten in Whitestone, according to the city’s Department of Transportation.
Read MorePedestrian-only lane on crowded Queensboro Bridge delayed
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The city's Department of Transportation said this week that the opening of the pedestrian-only lane on the Queensboro Bridge will again be delayed, a month after they told the Eagle that "no changes to the timeline" of the project had been made.
Read MorePols rail against shared e-scooter program in Queens
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Elected officials in Northeastern Queens railed against a relatively new city-backed program that brought shared electric scooters to their neighborhoods, many of which lack robust access to public transportation.
Read MoreOpening of pedestrian-only lane on Queensboro Bridge appears to be delayed – again
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While the city said it planned to fix the chaotic conditions on the North Outer Roadway of the Queensboro Bridge by adding a separate path for cyclists by the end of the summer, their self-imposed deadline now appears entirely out of reach – again.
Read MoreCity begins $51 mil fix to prevent flooding in Southeast Queens
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The city recently began a large-scale, $51.8 million infrastructure project in Rosedale that is expected to help improve the neighborhood’s penchant for flooding, an issue that has long plagued residents throughout Southeast Queens.
Read MoreSpeed limits on a dozen Queens streets to drop below 25 mph
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Drivers on certain streets in Queens are going to need to slow down in the near future as the city begins to implement a state law designed to increase safety on city streets.
Read More120-year-old Queens-BK bridge gets step closer to replacement
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After years of complaints, an over 100-year-old bridge connecting Queens and Brooklyn came one step closer to being replaced this week – but questions over the project’s total cost remain.
Read MoreWestern Queens pols lay out massive, multi-year street safety plan
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In response to a long list of pedestrian and cycling deaths in Western Queens, a group of elected officials and advocates released a comprehensive plan to make scores of improvements they believe will increase street safety in the area.
Read MoreVendors to return to Corona Plaza
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Several months after the Adams administration gave the boot to longtime vendors selling their wares without a license in Corona Plaza, the mayor’s office announced that a new program will soon be put in place to allow a select number of unlicensed vendors to return to the once bustling plaza.
Read MoreAstoria mourns child killed by driver
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“I’m happy that they came out to support,” said Tsering Wangdu, whose 7-year-old daughter was recently fatally struck by a driver in Astoria. “In the park, we are like a family.”
Read MoreDOT begins construction on final stretch of Queens Blvd. bike lane
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“The best thing we can do to promote bicycling is to create conditions where cyclists can ride safely and confidently throughout our city.”
Read MoreSunnyside’s Bike Boulevard pedals on after CB approval
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“It’s all about the traffic calming here, which does make it safer to bike but also makes it safer to walk and drive as well.”
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