With only a few days left in the year, don’t just sit around waiting for the clock to strike midnight. Join us on a fantastic bike ride filled with light, music, and community spirit! 🚴♂️✨🎶 Imagine this: The streets are aglow with the soft radiance of community, each bike a beacon of hope and joy.… Read More Close out the Year with a Music Bike Ride This Friday
New York State law currently prohibits parking within 20 feet of an intersection with a crosswalk. However, New York City has long exempted itself from this critical regulation. Traditionally, vehicles were lower to the ground with longer hoods, allowing drivers to maintain better visibility even when others parked their cars at the intersection. But in… Read More Intersection Intervention: Clearing the Way for Safety with Intro 1138
During this season of giving, we’ve received the best gift of all: significant progress on the Eastern Queens Greenway. The Department of Parks recently unveiled the long-awaited design for the next phase of the Destinations: Greenway project. You’ll remember that this project has had substantial funding and advocacy from Council Member Sandra Ung, who not… Read More We have a Greenway Plan!
Vickie Paladino is supporting new legislation that hurts Queens residents because she claims “migrant gangs” are using ebikes to commit crimes. Although this crime conspiracy theory has no connection to reality, bill 606 is unfortunately very real, and you don’t have to be a racist who hate kids biking who are supporting this poorly written… Read More Riding into Controversy: Who Is Really Being Attacked from Ebike Regulations?
If you look at the NYC Bike Map, you’ll notice that Eastern Queens has a string of parks with greenways and several gaps separating them. Almost all these gaps are found in a nearly 4-mile stretch in what is today Council District 20, represented by Councilmember Sandra Ung. These gaps are the result of generations of… Read More Major Greenway Funding Update!
In its normal fashion, BHCA claims that this common safety improvement actually decreases safety…without explaining how. It also claims that DoT is ignoring input from the community, when in fact it had multiple meetings at the Community Board and listened to feedback, which was more in favor of the safety improvements. In fact, it’s BHCA… Read More We need to talk about the Amenian Church of the Holy Martyrs
Eastern Queens Greenway 