Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Corona

Want to Drive Thru Corona to the US Open? Francisco Moya’s Got Your Back

By Stephen Miller | Jun 5, 2015 | 7 Comments

Assembly Member Francisco Moya opposes a DOT plan for safer walking and biking on 111th Street next to Flushing Meadows Corona Park. In a statement, he said it will slow down people driving through the neighborhood he represents on their way to professional baseball games and tennis tournaments. “111th Street is a high traffic road, which suffers from massive […]

2 Queens Community Board Members Hold Up a Safety Project for Thousands

By Stephen Miller | Jun 3, 2015 | 12 Comments

The transportation committee of Queens Community Board 4, which covers Corona and Elmhurst, is comprised of three people. On Monday evening, two of them showed up to a meeting — that’s quorum, apparently — and they really, really did not want any changes to 111th Street. Here’s the backstory: The Queens Museum, working with Immigrant Movement International, Make […]

DOT Safety Plan for Corona’s 111th Street Faces Uphill Battle at Queens CB 4

By Stephen Miller | Apr 6, 2015 | 16 Comments

A dangerous street that Corona residents have to cross to get to Flushing Meadows Corona Park is in line for a serious traffic-calming plan, complete with a two-way protected bike lane [PDF], but local community board members are balking at the proposal. Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the largest park in Queens, is ringed by highways that cut […]

Julissa Ferreras Joins Corona Residents in Planning for a Safer 111th Street

By Stephen Miller | Nov 10, 2014 | 1 Comment

Residents and community groups in Corona are working to tame traffic on an extra-wide street that separates their neighborhood from the largest park in Queens. They’re backed by a council member who, in addition to putting aside funds for the project, is asking the city to bring bike lanes and traffic calming to the rest […]

115th Precinct Sting Issued More Moving Violations to Cyclists Than Motorists

By Stephen Miller | Feb 14, 2014 | 16 Comments

While some precincts are ramping up failure-to-yield stings and disavowing jaywalking tickets, not every NYPD outpost has moved beyond the shoot-fish-in-a-barrel approach to traffic enforcement. The latest traffic operation from the precinct covering Jackson Heights, North Corona and East Elmhurst had a familiar target: Bicycle violations were the top category of summons issued. Meanwhile, there’s […]

Eyes on the Street: Safer Crossings in North Corona

By Stephen Miller | Nov 27, 2013 | 2 Comments

When we last checked in on the intersection of 114th Street and 34th Avenue in September, construction was about to start on a new pedestrian island and crosswalk leading to an existing path next to the Whitestone Expressway [PDF]. Now, work is nearly complete as winter sets in, and pedestrians and cyclists have a safer crossing to […]

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