Eyes on the Street: DOT Begins Filling Gap in First Av Bike Lane [Updated]
The Pope has left town and the United Nations General Assembly is over, meaning it's time to make First Avenue a better place to bike and walk.
October 8, 2015
TA, Manhattan Pols Urge DOT to Commit to Fully Redesigning Fifth and Sixth
Last month DOT announced its intent to add a protected bike lane along 19 blocks of Sixth Avenue. A coalition of advocates, business groups, community board representatives, and elected officials think the city can do better. At a press conference next to the Flatiron Building this morning, they called on DOT to redesign the entire length of Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan.
October 8, 2015
No Charges or Tickets for Driver Who Ran Red, Killed Woman on Sidewalk
A driver ran a red light yesterday evening, crashing her SUV into another car, mounting the sidewalk and striking three people at a bus stop in Richmond Hill, Queens. Meena Mahabir, 52, was killed. Her 2-year-old niece was critically injured, and the toddler's mother was also hospitalized. The driver does not face any charges and has not received any traffic tickets after the crash, NYPD said this afternoon.
October 7, 2015
If Cuomo Wants City Funding for the MTA, He’ll Need to Compromise
Governor Andrew Cuomo's months-long attempt to squeeze money out of City Hall for the MTA appears to be reaching its end game.
October 6, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Children Play Mere Feet From Citi Bikes — The Horror!
Let's take a moment to remember the fury of the Upper East Side parents who discovered last month that a bike-share station had begrimed the same block schoolchildren use for midday recess on E. 82nd Street near Second Avenue, next to P.S. 290.
October 6, 2015
Next Up for SBS: 23rd Street in Manhattan, Canarsie to Gravesend in Brooklyn
Two more enhanced bus routes are entering the project pipeline in NYC, one along a busy Manhattan crosstown street and the other snaking across a transit-hungry stretch of Brooklyn.
October 5, 2015