City reconsiders Queens Boulevard bike lane plan — again
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Community boards have opposed service road bike lanes because they say they would remove roughly 200 parking spots.
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MTA, transit union demand stricter penalties for transit worker attacks
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“Our dedicated front-line employees often bear the brunt of ridership frustrations that are well beyond their control.”
Read MoreMayor, DOT pledge audio signal at busy Queens Boulevard intersection
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“Crossing Queens Boulevard when you don’t see, or don’t see well, or don’t walk fast is pretty much terrifying.”
Read MoreBikes, buses and ferries — Queens BP candidates talk transit
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All said that moving away from cars was important to minimizing fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreDe Blasio taps Ozone Park native, Paralympic athlete for MTA Board
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"To be the only person with a self-disclosed disability currently on the MTA Board is an important responsibility that I will not take lightly.”
Read MoreQueens Community Board 12 hosts bus redesign forum tonight
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The MTA stated in its proposed redesign plan that Jamaica especially suffers from traffic congestion, slowing down service and making bus arrivals unreliable.
Read MoreJFK flight sets trans-Atlantic speed record
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The plane reached a top speed of 825 miles per hour while over the North Atlantic, arriving in London in less than five hours.
Read More51 years ago today, a blizzard paralyzed Queens
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For those who lived and worked in Queens at the time, it was a crippling nightmare.
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Meng brings Flushing airport worker to State of the Union
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Abdul Quddus Chaudhry, a resident of Flushing, will join U.S. Rep. Grace Meng at tonight’s State of the Union address in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreMTA adds extra community forums for Queens bus network redesign feedback
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Many residents are concerned about the elimination of favored bus routes, and whether that will lengthen their own trips.
Read MoreSunnyside Yard panel highlights potential for public space
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The event seemed staid in comparison to recent project hearings disrupted by opponents of the plan.
Read MoreQueens senator pushes for better Access-A-Ride coordination
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The bills comes after the MTA announced major changes to the pilot program in November that would cap the number of rides a resident could take.
Read MoreState lawmakers call for borough reps on MTA Board
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“Borough representation on the MTA board gives riders a voice in the choices that affect them.”
Read MoreBed bugs return to Forest Hills subway control tower
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For the third time this month, exterminators visited the Forest Hills-71st Street station MTA control tower Tuesday morning to fumigate for bed bugs.
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