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"The former head of the FDNY slammed a Queens judge for pitting the Fire Department against the safe streets movement when she ruled last week that the Department of Transportation must halt a life-saving protected bike lane project in Astoria. Former Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh called the proposed stretch of 31st Street as "among the most dangerous corridors in Queens" and, as such, "demands immediate change"."
Judge Cheree Buggs ordered the Department of Transportation to halt a protected bike lane project on 31st Street in Astoria due to FDNY concerns about a protected bike lane under elevated train tracks. Former Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh called the 31st Street corridor one of the most dangerous in Queens and said it demands immediate change. Kavanagh criticized using the FDNY as a procedural obstruction and urged the city to appeal the ruling. Kavanagh's comments were read at a rally where advocates and legal experts condemned the judge's decision and characterized the ruling as an overreach.
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