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…
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Bayside ice cream social bike ride coming up this August
Aug. 14, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan As summer winds down, a transportation advocacy volunteer group in eastern Queens invites locals to cool down with a social ice cream ride. The Eastern Queens Greenway organization, part of Transportation Alternatives, has been advocating for closing gaps in walking trails to increase safety for everyone, especially children,…
The e-scooter rider who was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer driver in Flushing was 82-years-old: NYPD
Dec. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry
New details have emerged from the investigation into the fatal hit-and-run on Northern Boulevard that killed an electric scooter rider in Flushing on Thursday morning.
Irked by overnight truck parking? Here’s how to share your thoughts.
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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