3 • TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 In This Week’s Times Newsweekly... LOCAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS BUSHWICK: Man Shot To Death Near Park................................Pg. 1 WOODSIDE: Four Cuffed In Drag Racing Sting..........................Pg. 1 RIDGEWOOD: Mayor Announces Pre-K Expansion...................Pg. 1 GLENDALE: CB 5 Cmte. Likes Ridgewood Rezoning...............Pg. 1 GLENDALE: RGMVM Opening Day Parade............Photos, Pg. 1, 69 MASPETH: Paying Tribute To John Paul II....................Photos, Pg. 2 SUNNYSIDE: Board 2 Eyes Pulaski Bridge Renovation...........Pg. 3 OZONE PARK/RICHMOND HILL/WOODHAVEN: School And Road Projects Tops In Participatory Budget Voting.......................Pg. 4 BUSHWICK: Blaze Scorches Office Building.................Photo, Pg. 6 RIDGEWOOD, BK.: Cab Drivers Robbed At Gunpoint...............Pg. 8 WOODHAVEN: Burglary Suspect At Large.....................Photo, Pg. 8 ELMHURST: COMET Blasts Knockdown Center......................Pg. 10 SUNNYSIDE: Women’s History Month Celebrated.......Photo, Pg. 10 GLENDALE: Environmental Review At Shelter Site................Pg. 12 WOODSIDE: Note-Carrying Bandit Strikes Bank....................Pg. 12 RIDGEWOOD: Pharmacy’s Grand Opening................Photos, Pg. 14 RIDGEWOOD: RPOCA Warned About Smoke Alarms............Pg. 20 GLENDALE: Budget Talk At GPOA Meeting..................Photo, Pg. 20 BUSHWICK: Groups March Against Bad Landlords................Pg. 21 RIDGEWOOD: N.J. Fugitive Busted With Pepper Spray.........Pg. 21 MIDDLE VILLAGE: Street Fair Brings Out Crowd........Photo, Pg. 21 RIDGEWOOD: Wine Tasting At Onderdonk House......Photo, Pg. 23 MASPETH: Classic Car Show & Blood Drive...............Photo, Pg. 23 FLUSHING: Botantical Garden Celebrates World’s Fair........Pg. 26 GLENDALE: St. Pancras’ Supermarket Sweeps..........Photo, Pg. 26 RIDGEWOOD: Market Marks First Anniversary...........Photo, Pg. 27 FOREST PARK: Recycling Day A Success...................Photo, Pg. 39 GLENDALE: St. Pancras Robotics Club In Action.......Photo, Pg. 40 MIDDLE VILLAGE: Guys & Dolls At CK Musical..........Photo, Pg. 41 QUEENS & BROOKLYN BOROUGH-WIDE NEWS Amid Scandal, Queens Library Keeps CEO On The Job..........Pg. 6 Four Members Lose Seats In Community Board 5 Shakeup...Pg. 8 City Hall Rally Urges UPS To Rehire Maspeth Drivers...........Pg. 12 Alleged Vandal Who Tagged Lawmaker’s Office Cuffed.........Pg. 20 Eight Queens Men Charged With Cheating On DMV Tests....Pg. 22 Queens Museum Director Is Cultural Affairs Commish.........Pg. 23 Senator Mulls Citi Bike Tax Exemption For Riders.................Pg. 40 COLUMNS & LISTINGS Ben Carson.......................Pg. 4 News From The WRBA....Pg. 4 104th Precinct Blotter....Pg. 11 Transit & Traffic News....Pg. 22 It’s In Queens!................Pg. 24 Community Calendar....Pg. 24 Crossword & Sudoku....Pg. 24 TV Listings.....................Pg. 25 112th Precinct News.......Pg. 26 Social Security News.....Pg. 40 Sports..............................Pg. 69 SUBSCRIBE TO THE TIMES NEWSWEEKLY! SEE PAGE 42 Missed Last Week’s Issue? Read It Online At www. timesnewsweekly .com ADVERTISE WITH US! Call 1-718-821-7500 And Let Us Help Your Business Grow! Bike Lane Fix On Pulaski Br. CB 2 Learns About DOT Project by Noah Zuss Walking or biking to Brooklyn over the Pulaski Bridge could become easier if the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) proposal to alter the span is adopted, DOT officials told Community Board 2 during its meeting last Thursday, Apr. 3, at Sunnyside Community Services. Concerned residents and board members heard a presentation by Nick Carey, project manager for DOT NYC bicycle program, who explained the plan to alter the bridge’s joint walkway and bike path is due to increased pedestrian and bicycle traffic between the boroughs. At Thursday’s meeting, the board agreed to draft a letter in support of the pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements. Officials at the DOT are still “determining the timetable for construction,” and “anticipate it will begin later this year.” The proposal would eliminate one lane for vehicles towards Brooklyn which would be replaced with bikeonly traffic in both directions. The existing shared pedestrian and bike path would then be reserved for pedestrians. All three vehicle traffic lanes towards Queens will remain unaltered. The DOT has proposed to keep the existing shared walkway at 8’5” and install a 9’ dedicated bicycle lane for two-wheelers. Carey pointed out that residents of adjacent neighborhoods use the bridge as a link to connect with transit or bus lines. To Carey, the project changes will provide “a critical link in NYC’s bike network. And also, “a critical link in the transit network.”. Forcing the changes, according to DOT, are increasing numbers of bicycle riders and pedestrians using the existing, one lane, combined pathway. The numbers of people walking and biking over the Newtown Creek span have necessitated the changes according to the DOT. Numbers from a DOT study in April 2013 report that 1,845 pedestrians and 1,194 bicyclists used the existing shared path on an average weekday from 7 am to 7 pm. In the presentation Carey pointed to DOT studies that noted a 106 percent increase in bicyclists using the bridge during rush hours from 7- 11 a.m. and 2-7 p.m. on weekdays -SEE BOARD 2 ON PG. 34- ©Times Newsweekly - 2014 - G.R.Y.C.
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