Residents living on a stretch of 84th Avenue have reason to rejoice. Community Board 9 unanimously voted on Tuesday, October 9 in opposition to a Department of Transportation (DOT) proposal to convert the street between Myrtle Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard from a two-way to a one-way eastbound street. “Let’s get a rational study by the [...]
TODAY’S FORECAST: Tuesday: Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 61. Breezy. Winds from the WNW at 10 to 20 mph. Tuesday night: Partly cloudy. Low of 48. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph. EVENT OF THE DAY: Live Classical Music A special presentation of classical music featuring the artistry of soloist Lesley [...]
As part of his push for better transit in south Queens, Assemblymember Phillip Goldfeder has asked the state to grant federal money that otherwise won’t be used, in an effort to restore the Rockaway Beach LIRR line. Goldfeder requested $29 million from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) for a rail line that [...]
Circling the block, searching for a parking spot and scrounging for quarters may become a thing of the past for drivers in Jackson Heights. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) proposed PARK Smart plan promises to improve parking conditions by increasing time limits, upping prices and altering hours of operation in order to raise turnover rates [...]
Slow down, folks. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is planning to remove a lane of traffic from each side of Lefferts Boulevard between 135th and 149th Avenues. This one-block stretch of Lefferts has been plagued with traffic problems, including up to 20 accidents, double parking and speeding, said Nichole Altmix, a DOT project manager, at [...]
More city motorists may be getting tickets because of shorter yellow lights at the city’s red-light cameras, the New York Post reported. AAA New York, through recent random surveys, found that at intersections with the cameras that catch drivers running reds, yellow lights were “shorter by as much as 15 percent compared to the city [...]
A newly-launched Department of Transportation (DOT) campaign urges drivers and pedestrians to keep their peepers on the street. The first in a series of safety initiatives, the LOOK! campaign highlights the importance of vigilance on the road by establishing pavement markings depicting the word “LOOK.” Each insignia features eyes drawn into the Os, staring in [...]
The city wants to go “one way,” but the community wants to go another. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed turning 84th Avenue between Lefferts Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue from a two-way street to a one-way eastbound thoroughfare. Several residents spoke out to Community Board 9 on Tuesday, September 11 against the proposal, saying [...]
Telma Reid now has a place to sit outside and eat lunch. The child care center employee, whose Corona office is just around the corner from the neighborhood’s new pedestrian plaza, is excited for the development. “It’s definitely an improvement in the neighborhood,” said Reid. “It looks nice.” Once a parking lot, the pedestrian haven, [...]
Opposition by Astoria merchants pushed Community Board 1 to pass on a proposed pedestrian plaza, to the dismay of many local residents. During the group’s monthly meeting, Community Board 1 members voted 25 to 7 against the Department of Transportation (DOT) initiated venture, which would have installed a pedestrian plaza at the intersection of Newtown [...]
