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AMNY

Queens gets quicker: City touts completion of 8 miles of new bus lanes on Hillside Avenue

DOT representatives, elected officials and community leaders cut the ribbon at the new 29th Street Plaza on Monday. Photo: Shane O'Brien.

News

DOT, LaGuardia Community College cuts ribbon at 29th Street Plaza in LIC

By Shane O’Brien

DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez cuts the ribbon on the first phase of the Blissville Bike Network as part of the DOT's Biketober celebrations. Photo: DOT Flickr.

Long Island City

DOT celebrates ‘Biketober’ by cutting ribbon on first phase of Blissville Bike Network

By Shane O’Brien

Local community groups led city agencies and representatives of elected officials on a walkthrough of Hillside Avenue on Monday. Photo: Shane O'Brien.

Jamaica

Jamaica community groups lead Hillside Avenue walkthrough, highlighting sanitation and transportation issues

By Shane O’Brien

Anti-ICE graffiti appeared on the Kosciuszko Bridge last Friday. Photo: Council Member Robert Holden Facebook.

Politics

Holden slams anti-ICE graffiti on Kosciuszko Bridge, warns rhetoric will ‘end in tragedy’

By Shane O’Brien

Cyclists along 31st Street in Astoria. The DOT has proposed installing protected bike lanes on each side of the corridor.

Politics

Elected officials outline continued support for 31st Street protected bike lanes in Astoria

By Shane O’Brien

run

News

Long Island City to host beginner-friendly NYRR run during Summer Streets

By Shane O’Brien

Officials break ground on new public park beneath Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City

pedestrian path

News

Newly opened Queensboro Bridge pedestrian path hailed as major step for equitable transit access

By Colum Motherway

woodhaven boulevard

News

Holden calls for removal of Woodhaven Boulevard bus lane camera over safety concerns

By Colum Motherway

Sunnyside

Sunnyside Gardens residents left in the dark after DOT removes streetlights on 44th Street

Astoria

Astoria Heights business owner sparks controversy after fencing off sidewalk and parking spots

Grand Street Bridge

Grand Street Bridge public hearing to take place in Maspeth on April 28 for presentation on special project

By Colum Motherway

Astoria

DOT unveils student-designed billboard in Astoria for Work Zone Awareness Week

Astoria

Dueling petitions emerge over DOT’s 31st Street bike lane proposal in Astoria

Long Island City

Won, Gianaris hold “people’s ribbon-cutting” at delayed Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path

Long Island City

Queens and Manhattan lawmakers press Mayor Adams to open delayed pedestrian path on Queensboro Bridge

Astoria

Over 2,000 sign petition opposing 31st Street bike lane plan in Astoria

network redesign

MTA to launch Queens Bus Network Redesign in two phases, starting June 29

By Athena Dawson

safety

Queensboro Hill

Officials push for safety improvements near P.S. 120Q in Queensboro Hill after student-led study

By Shane O’Brien

City restaurants wave goodbye to this semester of outdoor dining. All sheds must be taken down by the end of the week.

AMNY

Outdoor dining: Time running out for NYC restaurants to dismantle roadway setups by Friday deadline

City Council Member Vickie Paladino vocally opposed the structure of a community workshop where feedback on the Queens Waterfront Greenway Project was collected by the Department of Transportation.

Douglaston

DOT postpones virtual Queens Waterfront Greenway workshop after clash at Douglaston event

By Shane O’Brien

Long Island City

Judge halts Review Avenue bike lane project in Long Island City, spurring call for safer streets from CB2

Participants in the 2023 Maspeth Halloween Ragamuffin Parade. The parade is one of the 30 Trick-or-Streets events planned for Queens. Photo: Maspeth Lions Club Facebook

Queens to host 30 car-free Trick-or-Streets events for Halloween: DOT

By Shane O’Brien

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