Bicyclists rally in celebration of lower speed limit on Hylan Boulevard
Updated May 15, 2021;
Posted May 15, 2021
Advocates promote a reduction of the speed limit on Hylan Boulevard during a rally at Bay Street and Hylan Boulevard on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Rose Uschianowski, of Transportation Alternatives, hands out signs to supporters. (Staten Island Advance/Maura Grunlund)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Transportation Alternatives hosted a rally on Saturday afternoon at the frenetic intersection of Hylan Boulevard and Bay Street in Rosebank to drive home the point that a reduction is needed in the speed limit on the street dubbed the “Boulevard of Death.”
It’s official: Mayor slashes speed limit on Hylan
Updated May 10, 2021;
Posted May 10, 2021
Speed limits will be lowered on over 45 miles of major streets across the five boroughs where the most crashes have been reported, including Hylan Boulevard. (Staten Island Avance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
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Hylan will be lowered to 30 mph.
The new speed limits will go into effect as speed-limit signage is posted over the coming weeks, according to the city. Speed cameras located along any of these streets will be reprogrammed and drivers will be given a 60-day adjustment period after new signage is posted, the city said.
‘It does not end here:’ Hundreds march to protest BJs development on Graniteville Wetlands
Updated 5:45 PM;
Today 5:44 PM
Hundreds of people marched down Forest Avenue Saturday to protest a BJ s Wholesale development slated to be built on part of the Graniteville Wetlands. (Staten Island Advance/Joseph Ostapiuk)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A crowd of several hundred people marched down Forest Avenue Saturday afternoon to protest a BJ’s Wholesale development slated to be built on the Graniteville Wetlands.
Marchers began to gather at the intersection of Forest Avenue and Richmond Avenue in Graniteville just before noon and only days before work could potentially begin at the site. Some who attended held signs that read, “Save Our Wetlands” and “Wetlands Not Warehouses.”