Elected officials in western Queens have outlined their support for the Department of Transportation’s planned protected bike lanes underneath the elevated subway tracks on 31st Street after the New York State Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction preventing the plan from going forward.
Council Member Tiffany Cabán, Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas and state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez said it is their “duty” as elected officials to do everything they can to prevent future tragedies along 31st Street, pointing to DOT data that recorded two fatalities and 178 injuries along the roadway over the past five years.
