Liam Jeffries
A Crucial Course Correction Shows the MTA is Thinking Big For the IBX
Gov. Hochul and the MTA’s decision to route the new transit line under a cemetery should mean faster, better service.
August 11, 2025
Crazy Town: Why is ConEd Allowed to Endanger Cyclists in Midtown?
Because of metal plates left by workers between Third and Second avenues, drivers don't bother slowing down, but merely veer into the bike lane.
August 9, 2024
Opinion: Why is Jamaica’s AirTrain Terminal So Awful?
It was the best of stations; it was the worst of stations.
May 19, 2023
Eyes on the Street: Church Street’s Amazing (And Unwitting) Bike Lane
Unprotected lanes suck. But the bike lane on Church Street has become one of the best in New York.
March 9, 2023
EYES ON THE STREET: East Side Bike Lane Where Driver Killed Two Remains Unfixed
Where's Ydanis? A month after a preventable tragedy, long-noted flaws persist.
January 27, 2022
Eyes on the Street: East Side Crosstown Bike Lanes Re-Emerge
After much argument, the permanent 61st and 62nd Street cycle paths are here. Sort of.
August 25, 2021
Upper East Side Protected Bike Lanes Safe … for Now
A drive to extirpate the temporary lanes on 61st and 62nd streets failed in a lopsided vote of a Manhattan panel.
January 7, 2021
Op-Ed: Courting Death on the Third Avenue Speedway
COVID-19 has turned an East Side road into a race course where pedestrians cling to tight-rope-like sidewalks. How long until somebody dies?
April 22, 2020
Op-Ed: Ticketing an Unresponsive Cyclist is a New Low for NYPD
The NYPD's awful treatment of a Manhattan crash victim underscores why bikers don't trust them.
November 27, 2019
Op-Ed: These Five Manhattan Streets Need Safety Fixes Now!
The city just fixed one killing zone. It needs to fix many, many more.
July 22, 2019