Queens Boulevard

Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Not Happening, Despite Demand

Author: 
John Del Signore
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
November 10, 2009
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The notoriously accident-prone Queens Boulevard boasts twelve lanes for motor vehicles at its widest points, but the DOT refuses to cede one of those lanes for cyclists, despite a citywide boom in bic

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James Langergaard's ghost bike on Queens Boulevard, courtesy Ghost Bikes.
Submitted by volunteer on November 12, 2009 - 15:39. categories [ ]

A Long Road: Victim's Mom Tries to Improve Streets for Bikes

Author: 
John Lauinger and Lisa L. Colangelo
Media Outlet: 
New York Daily News
Date: 
June 18, 2009
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Lizi Rahman is making a sad pilgrimage tomorrow to Queens Blvd. and 55th Road - a spot that brings her intense pain and continued frustration.

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Bates for News -- Lizi Rahman stands with her children Moumita (left) and Nafees (front) next to a memorial where her son Asif was hit and killed while riding his bike in February of 2008.

Tour Galore for 1,000-Plus Bicyclists

Author: 
John Lauinger
Media Outlet: 
New York Daily News
Date: 
July 7, 2009

WHEN ONLINE registration opened for 1,000 free slots in this year's Tour de Queens bike ride, cyclists gobbled them all up in less than 12 hours.

Submitted by volunteer on November 3, 2009 - 17:47. categories [ ]

Cyclists Expected at Tour de Queens in Record Numbers

Author: 
Anna Gustafson
Media Outlet: 
Your Nabe
Date: 
July 8, 2009

More than 1,500 bicyclists will take to Queens streets Sunday for the second-annual Tour de Queens bike ride that has attracted more than double the number of riders than the inaugural event -- a sig

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Riders in the 2008 Tour de Queens take a rest near the intersection of Ascan Avenue and Greenway South in Forest Hills Gardens to let cars and people pass.
Submitted by volunteer on November 3, 2009 - 17:39. categories [ ]

During Tour de Queens Bike Ride, Cyclists Risk Biking on Dangerous Queens Blvd.

Author: 
Dave Buscema
Author Title: 
Special to the News
Media Outlet: 
New York Daily News
Date: 
July 14, 2009
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On any other day, Mike Yusupov wouldn't have attempted this risky move - riding his bike on his block.

He lives on Queens Blvd.

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Noonan for News -- "Tour de Queens" kicked off its borough wide bike race July 12 at the Queens Museum of Art.
Submitted by volunteer on November 3, 2009 - 16:43. categories [ ]

1,000 ride in Tour de Queens

Author: 
Willow Belden
Media Outlet: 
Queens Chronicle
Date: 
July 16, 2009
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A thousand cyclists took to the streets of Queens on Sunday for the second annual Tour de Queens, an 18-mile ride organized by a group called Transportation Alternatives.

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(photos by Steve Malecki)
Submitted by volunteer on November 3, 2009 - 16:23. categories [ ]

Bicycle Victim's Friends Rally For Bike Lanes in Queens

Author: 
Nicholas Hirshon
Author Title: 
Daily News Writer
Media Outlet: 
New York Daily News
Date: 
August 19, 2009
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Friends of a bicyclist who was fatally struck by a car on Queens Blvd.

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Queens Blvd. biking crash victim James Langergaard (l.) and Clarence Eckerson Jr. (r.) on a hike to the top of Breakneck Ridge in Cold Spring, N.Y.
Submitted by volunteer on October 29, 2009 - 15:46. categories [ ]

Repartidores en ‘Bulevar de la Muerte’

Subtitle: 
Fallecimiento de mexicano pone de manifiesto el peligro de su trabajo
Author: 
Annie Correal
Media Outlet: 
El Diario
Date: 
August 13, 2009
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Nueva York -- Mientras su familia recordaba a Pablo Pasarán, el repartidor que murió atropellado el sábado pasado, en la calle 21 y la Avenida 35, en Queens, los repartidores continuaron con su pe

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El joven, que se identificó solamente como Claudio, trabaja haciendo entregas de comida y dice que es uno de los trabajos más peligrosos en la ciudad. Afirma que los conductores no respetan las señales y los carriles para bicicletas.
Submitted by volunteer on October 29, 2009 - 15:10. categories [ ]

Sneak Preview: Tuesday Night’s District 25 Candidate Debate

Author: 
Ben Fried
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
August 24, 2009

Tomorrow night, Transportation Alternatives will host the second of its three City Council candidate forums, this one for the District 25 race in Queens.

Submitted by volunteer on October 29, 2009 - 15:03. categories [ ]