{"id":330979,"date":"2026-08-27T13:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/330979\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T13:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:16:36","slug":"sen-liu-celebrates-new-loading-zone-in-queensboro-hill-after-delivery-drivers-discouraged-by-incessant-tickets-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/330979\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Liu celebrates new loading zone in Queensboro Hill after delivery drivers discouraged by \u2018incessant tickets\u2019 \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

State Sen. John Liu joined a number of local business owners in Queensboro Hill<\/a> in south Flushing<\/a> on Tuesday, Aug. 25, to celebrate a new loading zone along Main Street that advocates say will help businesses receive deliveries without being ticketed.<\/p>\n

At present, business owners say, the city\u2019s automated bus lane enforcement program is causing significant difficulties for businesses along Main Street between 59th and 60th Avenues, with Liu stating that delivery companies have complained of receiving \u201cincessant tickets\u201d along the corridor.<\/p>\n

Liu and local business advocates said the ticketing was resulting in delayed or canceled deliveries, prompting delivery companies to avoid delivering along the corridor.\n<\/p>\n

Liu, who has been in talks with the Department of Transportation for several months after receiving significant pushback from local businesses, joined a coalition of local business owners outside Main Street Imperial Taiwanese at 59-10 Main St. Tuesday afternoon to announce that the corridor will soon house a loading zone between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. in order to allow businesses to receive deliveries.<\/p>\n

He credited local businesses for speaking out on the issue, stating that the planned loading zone is the direct result of their advocacy.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThese shops and restaurants have been hampered by the difficulty of receiving deliveries vital to their businesses,\u201d Liu said. \u201cThis new loading zone is the result of the business owners speaking up and the DOT responding appropriately.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the planned loading zone represents a balance between the needs of small businesses and faster, safer public transit.\n<\/p>\n

The loading zone will allow more than a dozen local businesses to take deliveries while also ensuring that the bus lane remains clear during peak hours, Liu said.\n<\/p>\n

He added that there will be no amnesty period while the zones are installed and encouraged local businesses to follow posted rules in the meantime.\n<\/p>\n

Amber Chow, an insurance agent with a local State Farm<\/a> branch, said recent changes to Main Street between 59th and 60th Avenues had created significant challenges for how local shops and restaurants do business.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really appreciate John Liu and his office for listening to our voice and making this happen for us,\u201d Chow said. \u201cWe really feel the support for our community and our small business owners.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AmberAmber Chow speaks at the event. Photo by Shane O\u2019Brien<\/p>\n

Yi Zhong Huang, owner of Emperor Hot Pot & Roast BBQ at 59-14 Main St., said the new loading zones would be a \u201cbig help\u201d for local businesses, ensuring that delivery companies do not delay or cancel orders.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Yuhong Huang of Main Street Imperial Taiwanese said the automated bus lane enforcement program had \u201cnot been easy\u201d for local businesses.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have been experiencing delays in receiving deliveries,\u201d Huang said. \u201cIt\u2019s really not easy on us.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Liu said the corridor is home to a \u201cvibrant community\u201d of hardworking small businesses that has created a food and shopping destination for New Yorkers across the city.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThese merchants, these business owners, and these workers make Queensboro Hill a good place to shop and eat for local residents and residents from afar,\u201d Liu said. \u201cBut they have been having a more difficult time\u2026 with the new bus lane and the incessant tickets that not only they and their patrons receive, but also the delivery companies that they rely upon to get their supplies.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"State Sen. John Liu joined a number of local business owners in Queensboro Hill in south Flushing on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":330980,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[310,49601,1160,2069,124560,124561,9,24,63,122,124,123,124562,2990,20742],"class_list":["post-330979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-daily-newsletter","tag-deliveries","tag-enforcement","tag-john-liu","tag-loading-zone","tag-loading-zones","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-queensboro-hill","tag-small-business","tag-ticketing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/330980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=330979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}