Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Astoria

Astoria Musician Arturo Flores Killed by Van Driver

By Ben Fried | | 12 Comments
Arturo Flores, a Queens musician who played Andean wind instruments, was struck and killed by a van this Tuesday while biking in Astoria. Reports of his death have appeared in a local message board, neighborhood blogs, and a Peruvian music blog. Conventional news coverage has not surfaced online, but a sparse account appeared in the […]

CB2 Chairman Punts Queens Greenway Vote Over Loss of Parking

By Streetsblog | | 25 Comments
From Transportation Alternatives’ Queens Committee Chair Mike Heffron: At the Queens Community Board 2 general meeting on Thursday, May 1, with no vote by board members, Chair Joe Conley delayed the board’s input on the Department of Transportation’s planned pedestrian and cyclist improvements to Vernon Boulevard, an important link in the proposed Queens East River […]

New York: A “Drivers’ Paradise”

By Brad Aaron | | 35 Comments
Move over, biker babes. A presumably tongue-in-cheek article in the Observer heralds the "Californication of New York," thanks to the proliferation of automobiles in "young, lifestyle neighborhoods" like Williamsburg, Astoria and Inwood. According to the piece, a growing number of suburban transplants see auto reliance as a comforting reminder of home. "I didn’t realize how […]