traffic safety

The city is converting the Astoria Park street to a one-way road by turning one lane into a bike path.

Troop 3205 wants to add a red blinking light and rumble strips at Seaman Avenue and 218th Street.

Ten people were hit in the past month, up from just three during the same period last year, police said.

The bill, which would suspend registration for up to six months, is designed to boost pedestrian safety.

Jodi McGrath was struck and killed by a garbage truck as she was walking on First Avenue on March 15.

Parents and local leaders will rally Friday to erect a homemade stop sign on 5th Street and 46th Avenue.

Shore Blvd. will become one-way under the plan, which will also narrow 20th Ave. and Hoyt Ave. North.

Mayor de Blasio allocated nearly $30 million this year to reconstruct streets in Hunters Point and LIC.

Traffic deaths are down, but not by a significant enough percentage, advocates said.

The city will spend $115 million this year on additional traffic calming measures, the mayor said.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has hailed his Vision Zero safety plan with reducing fatalities citywide.

Local leaders have been calling for more lights on the street since a fatality there in 2009.

Queens Boulevard was ranked third on People for Bikes' annual list of best new bike lane projects.

The Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting in East Elmhurst Wednesday.

Officials unveiled a redesigned corner, but have no plan for a requested overhaul of Seventh Ave. South.