Oct. 11, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan City officials and transportation safety advocates gathered in Kissena Corridor Park in Fresh Meadows on Wednesday morning to celebrate newly secured capital funding to close a gap in the Eastern Queens Greenway. The $11.9 million check, allocated by the city council for Fiscal Year 2025, will connect Kissena…
Aug. 7, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_78456" align="alignnone" width="488"] An 18-year-old man was struck and killed by a truck driver while cycling in a protected bike lane in Sunnyside on Monday morning, according to the NYPD. Photo via Google Maps[/caption]
Aug. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
Apr. 25, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld A dozen New Yorkers with disabilities have filed a federal lawsuit against the city, claiming that its Open Streets program violates the Americans With Disabilities Act, with the hope of scuttling the program. The lawsuit, filed in Brooklyn Federal Court Monday, says everything about Open Streets is a…
Feb. 23, 2023 By Aliya Schneider A city task force is trying to learn more about overnight truck parking, and it wants to hear from you by Friday. In New York City, commercial vehicles aren’t allowed to be parked on residential streets between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. The consequence can be a $65 ticket,…
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