Tensions flare at DOT greenway meeting, with controversial pol at the center

Tensions flare at DOT greenway meeting, with controversial pol at the center

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.

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Pedestrian-only lane on crowded Queensboro Bridge delayed

Pedestrian-only lane on crowded Queensboro Bridge delayed

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.

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