Apr. 24, 2025 By Colum Motherway A local advocacy group focused on cycling and street safety is taking significant steps to improve bike connectivity in Queens. Ridgewood Rides, a grassroots organization founded in 2022, has officially launched its new campaign, “Complete the Connections,” calling for an expansion and improvement of bicycle infrastructure that links…
Feb. 16, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Downtown Jamaica Partnership launched three free new interactive street art installations in the heart of downtown Jamaica. The temporary installment dubbed the ‘‘Light Lane ” features colorful lights and music that emits from the three stationary bikes that make up the installments. When pedaled, different graphics appear on…
Read More
Nov. 17, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld Electric bikes in New York City would have to be licensed and registered under a bill sitting in the City Council, but the legislation is shedding some support as backlash builds among the city’s cycling community. Intro 758, sponsored by Queens Council Member Robert Holden, would require all…