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City Council Still Has Work to Do To Ensure Justice For E-Bike Riders
No one is willing to go on the record about how the now-legal bikes — including electric Citi Bikes — are now illegal to ride on the Hudson River Greenway, the nation's most popular bike lane.
April 8, 2020
Cops Arrest Unlicensed Driver Who Seriously Injured Teen Cyclist On Ocean Parkway
Yet even during a well-documented rash in speeding, cops still blamed the victim.
April 6, 2020
Justice Delivered: E-Bikes Legalized Statewide In Budget Bill
State lawmakers have saved e-bike-using delivery workers from the Wrath of de Blasio.
April 1, 2020
… But Second Avenue’s Temporary PBL Has DISAPPEARED!
The Department of Transportation has not maintained its own temporary protected bike lane at the notoriously dangerous Second Avenue gap near the Queens Midtown Tunnel in Manhattan, forcing cyclists to ride with drivers racing to turn left into the tunnel.
March 31, 2020
Bike Injuries Still Up for the Year — And Southern Brooklyn Cyclists are Disproportionately Hurt
The plurality of cyclist injuries between March 16 and 22 were still in the same Southern Brooklyn neighborhoods.
March 30, 2020
Got An Extra Bike? Donate It Now To Someone Who Needs It
Hey #bikeNYC, if you want to help out people in need in a real simple way, Transportation Alternatives is giving you a chance to step up and share the wealth.
March 25, 2020
Advocates and Corey Johnson To Mayor: Here Are The Streets To Close to Cars
Transportation Alternatives and Bike New York are going way further than the mayor will go (obvs).
March 23, 2020
UPDATED: Cuomo Order Declares Bike Shops ‘Non-Essential’ Despite Cycling Surge
Gov. Cuomo's just-issued shelter-in-place order allows for "essential" businesses to remain open, but the car-loving Big Dog has defined "essential" to include auto repair shops, but not bicycle repair shops.
March 20, 2020
NYPD: Bike Injuries Are Up 43 Percent During Coronavirus Crisis
If the corona doesn't get you, the car owner might.
March 19, 2020
E-Bike Legalization Appears on Course, Despite Albany Chaos from Coronavirus
"I'm happy we're closer to fixing this injustice than ever before," Ramos told Streetsblog.
March 19, 2020
