Tag: transportation

Northeast Queens officials continue push for e-scooter ban, criticize DOT for tuning out concerns

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Sep. 18, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Elected officials in Northeast Queens gathered on Monday afternoon to criticize the rollout of e-scooters in Queens and call out the Department of Transportation for failing to discuss their concerns.  The press conference outside City Council Member James Gennaro’s office on Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows brought together…

MTA adding extra service on 7 line, Long Island Rail Road during U.S. Open

Aug. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Officials from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) helped kickoff U.S. Open Fan Week on Aug. 21 at Corona Yard adjacent to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, where the main draw gets underway from Monday, Aug. 28, and will run through Sunday,…
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QueensLink hosts Ozone Park town hall to discuss plans for old Rockaway Beach line

Mar. 23, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed About 50 community members attended the QueensLink town hall in Ozone Park on March 16 to discuss plans for the dormant 3.5 miles Rockaway Beach train line that would bring accessible transportation to transit desert communities.  Volunteers of QueensLink heard community feedback on how to best meet residents’ needs…
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Ground Breaks On New Borough Hall Parking Lot

December 2, by Domenick Rafter

Borough Hall is getting its parking lot back.

Borough President Melinda Katz, Queens Transportation Commissioner Nicole Garcia and other officials gathered last week for the groundbreaking of the new borough hall parking lot, which is expected to open next fall on the site of the former parking garage.…

DOT To Hold Queens Boulevard Reconstruction Workshops as part of Phase III

The NYC Department of Transportation is planning public workshops focusing on the reconstruction of Queens Boulevard in Rego Park and Forest Hills, the third phase in a large redesign project for the busy corridor.

Vikram Sihna, Queens borough planner for the DOT,…