Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Long Island City

Pablo Pasaras, Father of Three, Latest Victim of NYPD High-Speed Pursuit

By Brad Aaron | Aug 11, 2009 | 1 Comment

Photo: Daily News Another NYPD high-speed pursuit ended in a crash over the weekend. This time, an innocent bystander is dead. The Daily News reports that on Saturday, a Range Rover driven by Martin Ocasio struck and killed cyclist Pablo Pasaras in Long Island City. Ocasio, who had nine prior arrests, was fleeing police after […]

Queens CB1 Chair: Secure Bike Parking Serves “No Purpose”

By Ben Fried | Jan 6, 2009 | 10 Comments

A zoning change that would provide better bike parking options in new buildings is wending its way through the city’s public review process, which means 59 community boards have a chance to vote on it. The Queens Gazette reports from the goings on at CB1, which encompasses Astoria and Long Island City: "I see no […]

CB2 Chairman Punts Queens Greenway Vote Over Loss of Parking

By Streetsblog | May 9, 2008 | 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 […]

Sleek Bike Parking Facilities Appear in Queens and Brooklyn

By Jason Varone | Jan 2, 2008 | 33 Comments

2008 quickly bring good news for commuters in Downtown Brooklyn and Long Island City, Queens. Eric Chang of Transportation Alternatives’ Queens Committee snapped these photos of the new covered bike shelter that was just installed at the Vernon Blvd /Jackson Avenue station on the 7 line in Long Island City. The third photo is from […]

Weiner Imagines Paying for His Traffic Plan With a Gas Tax Raise

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 13, 2007 | 40 Comments

Though reporters weren’t invited, Streetsblog managed to get a stringer into this morning’s On-and-Off-the-Record transportation policy talk with Congressman Anthony Weiner at Commerce Bank in Midtown. During the hour-long Q&A hosted by Edward Isaac-Dovere of City Hall News, Weiner hit on familiar themes: Something needs to be done about traffic but the mayor’s plan […]

Savvy Cyclist Class at Bike New York

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 9, 2006 | No Comments

Saturday, September 9, 9 am to 5 pm. Recycle-A-Bicycle Queens Shop Fifth Street at 46th Avenue, Long Island CitySavvy Cyclist Class Bike New York’s Savvy Cyclist Class Would-be cyclists daunted by the challenges of riding in New York City can bolster their confidence and sharpen their skills in this FREE one-day class for adults courtesy […]