The killing of a cyclist in East Atlantic Beach on Long Island came after slow-walked safety improvements had yet to come to fruition.
Nassau County has had plans for nearly a decade to install a bike lane on Beech Street, where a motorist hit and killed a cyclist before fleeing the scene Tuesday.
In 2018, Nassau County planned to begin work on the road in 2019. In 2021, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council mentioned that the project's design phase was nearly complete. A Request For Proposals for the project was released last April with an expectation that whichever contractor was selected would be allowed to begin work that winter.
Lo and behold, a shovel has not touched the ground.
In the meantime, Erin Henry was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an incident causing a death, a class D felony with sentences ranging between two and seven years. (Newsday)
More news:
- Influential labor union District Council 37 is endorsing Assembly Member Alex Bores and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso in their respective congressional campaigns. (City & State)
- Republicans (and Long Islanders) are having the darndest time breaking through to the Executive Mansion. (Politico New York)
- A 16-year-old victim of road violence made more sense in a single amNY op-ed than Gov. Hochul has offered in three months of shilling for Big Tech and the insurance industry. “That’s why so many street safety groups are speaking out,” wrote Marilena Athineos. “Because this plan doesn’t protect people like me. It protects insurance companies.”
- Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who is mounting a Republican challenge against Gov. Hochul, is facing scrutiny over the identity of his special deputies. (Newsday)
- Negotiations between union workers at the LIRR and the MTA are still stalled as a May 16 deadline approaches. (News 12 Long Island)
- An alleged drunk driver in a fatal 2022 crash on Long Island was extradited from Poland to face his charges. (The New York Post)
- The MTA is saying its new fare gates are dramatically preventing fare evasion on the subway. (amNY)
- Behold the youthful mugs of state lawmakers during their earlier days in government. (City & State)
- Owners of an Ulster County medical transportation company pleaded guilty to charges stemming from $1.1 million in Medicaid fraud and overbilling. (Mid-Hudson News)
- The Rhinebeck Town Board and Village Board are in agreement on a 3 percent occupancy tax to fund sidewalk improvements and bridge replacements. (The Red Hook Daily Catch)
- The Capital District Transportation Authority is planning more service cuts in late May. (The Times Union)
- John Revella, Walden village manager and Republican Orange County legislator, was federally indicted for hiding more than $1.1 million on his tax returns. (News 12 Hudson Valley)
- Climate advocates were arrested at the state Capitol on Wednesday after blocking entrances to the executive chamber. (WAMC)
- Gov. Hochul was traveling across upstate New York, touting her state budget priorities. (BTPM, The Syracuse Post-Standard)
- Cooperation with ICE is emerging as a sticking point for state lawmakers preparing an immigration package. (Gothamist)
