Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Staten Island

Suying Du Killed by Staten Island Motorist; NYPD: No Criminality Suspected

By Brad Aaron | Nov 12, 2012 | 9 Comments

The woman who was killed by a motorist in Staten Island on Saturday has been identified by NYPD as Suying Du, 56. Police told the Advance that Du was crossing Victory Boulevard at Christopher Lane against the light when she was struck in the right-hand westbound lane by the driver of a Subaru Outback. The driver […]

The Toll Map That Should Pique the Interest of Every Staten Island Elected

By Ben Fried | Oct 16, 2012 | 14 Comments

In case you missed it, today the Staten Island Advance rounded up outraged quotes from local politicos in response to the MTA’s proposed fare and toll hikes. Big emphasis on “toll hikes” — it’s the prospect of paying more to cross the Verrazano Bridge that has State Senator Andrew Lanza vowing to somehow defeat the […]

Margaret King, 81, Killed by Staten Island Driver Making a Left Turn

By Brad Aaron | Oct 10, 2012 | 8 Comments

An 81-year-old woman was fatally struck by a driver while crossing a Staten Island street last week. Margaret King was in a crosswalk at the intersection of Forest and Livermore Avenues in Port Richmond Center at around noon on Wednesday, October 3, when the driver of a Nissan crashed into her while attempting a left turn, […]

Select Bus Service Launches This Sunday on Staten Island

By Stephen Miller | Aug 30, 2012 | 10 Comments

Select Bus Service begins on Hylan Boulevard this Sunday, aiming to speed bus rides by 15 minutes between Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and the Staten Island Mall, cutting trip times by 20 percent on Staten Island’s second-busiest bus corridor. Mayor Bloomberg, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and MTA Chairman and CEO Joe Lhota marked the occasion at a press […]

Hylan Boulevard SBS Will Speed Bus Rides Starting in September

By Noah Kazis | May 21, 2012 | 1 Comment

New York City’s fourth Select Bus Service route will travel down Staten Island’s Hylan Boulevard as soon as this September. The improvements are expected to speed travel times by 20 percent along the island’s second-busiest route, according to a report by the MTA [PDF]. As on existing SBS routes, the Hylan service will make fewer […]

MTA Chooses Busway For Possible Staten Island North Shore Transit Line

By Noah Kazis | May 11, 2012 | 35 Comments

The MTA announced yesterday that if it builds a new rapid transit line along Staten Island’s North Shore, it will opt for bus rapid transit over light rail, an MTA spokesperson told Streetsblog. The obstacle now, as always, is money. The proposed BRT line would run along Staten Island’s North Shore, which is twice as […]

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