Community Calls for Urgent DOT Action at ‘Dangerous’ Intersection
PHOTO: Lindenwood community leaders this week urged the DOT to act fast in improving traffic safety at the intersection of 153rd Avenue and 88th Street….
Transportation
City Begins Work on Queens Boulevard; De Blasio touts $100M Vision Zero project
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio last week announced the beginning of the first phase of the Queens Boulevard Vision Zero project in Woodside. Photo Courtesy of…
Biden Joins Cuomo to Unveil ‘Transformative’ LaGuardia Redesign
PHOTO: Rendering of LaGuardia Airport after massive redesign project that is expected to begin next year. Photo Courtesy of Gov. Cuomo’s Office In what…
MTA Calls on City to Increase Capital Program Contribution
PHOTO: MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas Prendergast. Photo Courtesy of MTA/Patrick Cashin The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has called on the city to contribute an additional…
State Grant Should Fund Rockaway Rail Line Study: Goldfeder
PHOTO: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder this week called on the MTA to fund a new Rockaway Beach Rail Line study with a $17 million state grant….
City to Rename Streets for Hero Cops
PHOTO: Patrolman Phillip Cardillo. Photo Courtesy of NYPD The city is set to rename two Queens streets after hero cops who died in the…
Schumer Pushes Development of Drunk-Driving Prevention Technology
PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has cosponsored legislation that would advance drunk-driving prevention technology. Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office In the wake of…
Mixed Reviews as Plan to Cap Uber is Tabled
In a move that some observers are calling a small victory for rideshare service Uber, and a minor defeat for the de Blasio administration, both…
De Blasio Leads Group of Mayors in Push for Fed Transportation Bill
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio last week led a coalition of 104 mayors in calling on Congress to pass a multi-year transportation bill. Photo Courtesy of…
Man Jumps to his Death at A Train Station
PHOTO: An unidentified man on Monday jumped in front of an A train at the 159th Avenue station. Photo Courtesy of Nadia Choudhury A…
Motorcyclist in Serious Condition after Cross Bay Crash
Forum Photo by Patricia Adams A motorcyclist on Friday morning was rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in serious condition after he was struck…
Pol Rips MTA for Broad Channel ‘Traffic Nightmare’
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder this week sent a letter to the MTA about recent traffic woes at the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge. File Photo …
Pols Rip DOT for Excluding Rte. 878 from Repaving List; State says work has already begun on LI section of road
Photo: Assemblymen Phil Goldfeder and Todd Kaminsky this week blasted state DOT for not including Route 878 on the Accelerated Repaving Project list. But state officials…
More than 200 Veterans Work for TSA at Borough Airports
Just a couple of days prior to the July 4th holiday weekend, the Transportation Security Administration noted that it employs 12,500 military veterans nationwide. Approximately…
Residents Voice Frustrations with Select Bus Project
Many members of communities that would be impacted by the proposed Select Bus Service project along the Woodhaven Boulevard-Cross Bay Boulevard corridor passionately voiced their…