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Mayor Backtracks On Long-Stalled Queens Boulevard Bike Lane
Throws DOT commissioner under the bus in effort to placate a pro-car Queens pol.
February 20, 2020
Ten Miles of Protected Bike Lanes Coming To Manhattan This Year
DOT will close the dangerous gaps on Sixth and Second avenues as CPW, others, get life-saving extensions.
February 19, 2020
MTA Revives Old Proposal For Busway Underneath M Train
Ridgewood could be next in line for a genuine, bona-fide, car-defying Busway.
February 13, 2020
DOT’s New Protected Grand Street Bike Lane Is Still Not Protected
Grand Street is still a disaster, bikers and cycling advocates say, thanks to trucks that can still park in the bike lane.
February 13, 2020
DOT Debuts Plans for Protected Bike Lanes on Crescent and 31st Streets in Astoria
After a long campaign by activists, the city aims to protect cyclists from chaotic traffic between the Triborough and Queensboro bridges.
February 12, 2020
Advocates: We Don’t Need New NYPD ‘Vision Zero Unit’ — We Need Safer Streets and Better Trained Cops
The new unit is supposed to crack down on reckless drivers, but given the NYPD's record of racial bias, overpolicing, and lack of understanding, few are optimistic.
February 7, 2020
Brooklyn Pol Who Fought Street Safety Measure Now Blasts DOT For Delaying It!
Chaim Deutsch, who said he would oppose "any [bike lanes] in my district," is suddenly hounding the DOT for one on Emmons Avenue. No one believes him.
February 5, 2020
Brooklyn DA Let Killer Driver Off The Hook for No Reason
Police had arrested 49-year-old John Sherman shortly after he struck and killed 85-year-old Stella Clinton as he reversed into his driveway. But Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez dropped the case.
February 3, 2020
VIDEO: Cyclist is Killed by Reckless Trucker in Williamsburg — First of the Year
The first cyclist of 2020 has been killed in Brooklyn.
January 30, 2020
Cuomo Ditches Most Helmet Requirements in E-Bike Legalization
Gov. Cuomo has apparently seen the light on e-bikes.
January 21, 2020
