Deal diverts MTA strike
The city transit system is back on track. Threats of a system wide strike brought constant fear to the first half of July as the…
Transportation
Bus clocks coming to Woodhaven
Commuting by bus in southern Queens will soon get a little bit easier. Numerous bus countdown clocks are expected to be installed in the Community…
LIRR strike averted: Cuomo
All parties came aboard Thursday to reach a tentative deal between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Long Island Rail Road unions just days before a…
Lawmakers talk traffic relief for Far Rockaway
Lawmakers’ pleas to ease traffic on Beach 9th Street were finally answered this week when the city agreed to install traffic signals over the next two…
Railroad strike looms over straphangers
A falling out between Long Island Rail Road unions and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority dominated the news cycle this week as riders prepared for what…
Straphangers want summer bus boost
Southern Queens bus riders are calling on the Metropolitan Transit Authority to step up its summer service as beachgoers flood the region. Residents from…
Riders oppose select bus plans for Woodhaven Blvd.
Queens is still the only borough without a select bus service, but that may soon change. A city Department of Transportation plan to construct specific…
Crowley outlines traffic reforms at Maspeth forum
On the heels of sweeping traffic reforms being signed into law, City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Maspeth) took to her home district to discuss some of…
Bills boost de Blasio’s vision for safer streets
Mayor Bill de Blasio gave a huge boost to his Vision Zero initiative Monday, signing 11 bills to make city streets safer. De Blasio sat…
Queens College Study of Abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line Set to Begin
Proposals for the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line, including reactivating the train service and turning the space into a park similar to Manhattan’s High Line,…
Queens Leaders Rally to Save Rockaway Ferry
Councilman Eric Ulrich, left, Councilman Donovan Richards, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Committee to Save the Rockaway Ferry President Danny Ruscillo, and Manhattan Borough President…
Exploring the World Along Queens’ 7 Train
From Irish pubs and Pakistani grocery stores to rows of Indian sari and jewelry shops, the 7 train boasts such diversity that it almost seems…
City Pushes Select Bus Service on Cross Bay, Woodhaven Boulevards
Implementing what is known as “select bus service” on Cross Bay and Woodhaven boulevards would help alleviate congestion on a stretch of roadway notorious for…
Pols, Civic Leaders Call on City to Fix ‘Dangerous’ Streets Outside Lindenwood School
Crowding around the streets outside Lindenwood’s PS 232 that residents said have long been a notoriously dangerous area for pedestrians – particularly the hundreds of…
F Train Derails in Woodside, City Vows ‘Thorough Investigation’
After a Manhattan-bound F train derailed in Woodside Friday morning, injuring 19 individuals and forcing the evacuation of about 1,000 riders, city officials launched an…