‘Quite confused’: SEQ left out of illegal truck parking pilot despite being plagued by the issue

‘Quite confused’: SEQ left out of illegal truck parking pilot despite being plagued by the issue

When the Department of Transportation last week announced a new pilot program to address illegal truck parking, a group of elected officials in Southeast Queens were not only shocked to hear that their neighborhoods weren’t included in the program, but that there was even a pilot in the works at all.

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DOT, City Hall give conflicting tales about delayed Queensboro Bridge pedestrian lane

DOT, City Hall give conflicting tales about delayed Queensboro Bridge pedestrian lane

Conflicting stories told by the Department of Transportation and the mayor’s office have left a long-delayed plan to open separate bike and pedestrian paths along the dangerous Queensboro Bridge in limbo.

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Tensions flare at DOT greenway meeting, with controversial pol at the center

Tensions flare at DOT greenway meeting, with controversial pol at the center

A Department of Transportation workshop in Eastern Queens about a waterfront greenway went down a rocky path on Thursday night. At one point, local City Councilmember Vickie Paladino, who blasted the plan well before the meeting, stood atop a chair and addressed the crowd. Some attendees said her remarks only made matters worse.

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Scooter wars: Speaker wants city to press ‘pause’ on scooter share program

Scooter wars: Speaker wants city to press ‘pause’ on scooter share program

Queens officials are calling for the city Department of Transportation to put a temporary “pause” on an electric scooter sharing program it recently rolled out in several Queens neighborhoods, which the officials claim has proven to be unsafe.

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Pedestrian-only lane on crowded Queensboro Bridge delayed

Pedestrian-only lane on crowded Queensboro Bridge delayed

The city's Department of Transportation said this week that the opening of the pedestrian-only lane on the Queensboro Bridge will again be delayed, a month after they told the Eagle that "no changes to the timeline" of the project had been made.

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Opening of pedestrian-only lane on Queensboro Bridge appears to be delayed – again

Opening of pedestrian-only lane on Queensboro Bridge appears to be delayed – again

While the city said it planned to fix the chaotic conditions on the North Outer Roadway of the Queensboro Bridge by adding a separate path for cyclists by the end of the summer, their self-imposed deadline now appears entirely out of reach – again.

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City begins $51 mil fix to prevent flooding in Southeast Queens

City begins $51 mil fix to prevent flooding in Southeast Queens

The city recently began a large-scale, $51.8 million infrastructure project in Rosedale that is expected to help improve the neighborhood’s penchant for flooding, an issue that has long plagued residents throughout Southeast Queens.

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