Bicycle Safety
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De Blasio to Cyclists: Imagine How Bad it Would Be Without Me
Mayor de Blasio has a message to cyclists concerned about dangerous city streets: "Imagine how much worse it would be without me."
September 10, 2020
NYPD: Cyclist Killed on Ocean Parkway, 13th So Far This Year
A 29-year-old cyclist is dead after he was hit by a driver along a notorious Brooklyn speedway early Thursday morning, cops said, making him the 13th person killed on a bike so far this year, and the fourth this month ... so far.
September 10, 2020
Jumaane Williams: ‘I’m Worried’ About Staying Safe When I Ride My Bike
The public advocate has questions about infrastructure and insurance after getting hit by a car driver last week.
September 9, 2020
Hit-and-Run Driver Sends Bronx Cyclist to Hospital Amid Injury Surge
Recent police enforcement actions haven't helped a borough short on protected bike lanes.
September 4, 2020
Stringer Proposes 75 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes Around 50 High Schools
The comptroller, a mayoral hopeful, seeks to boost the activity of the city's increasingly sedentary students.
September 4, 2020
Upper West Siders Strengthen Push for Crosstown Bike Lanes
The vote gives the DOT a mandate to improve an important transportation and business corridor.
September 3, 2020
Streetsblog Gets Action: NYPD Restores Missing Bike Injury Data From TrafficStat
They're back ... in all their disgusting clarity.
August 21, 2020
City to Begin Finishing Central Park West Bike Lane in Mere Weeks
Awfully two years after cyclist Madison Lyden was run down and killed, bike riders will get more protection.
July 9, 2020
DOT: Second Ave Gap Will Be Filled In…At Some Point
A Manhattan community board committee unanimously approved the Department of Transportation's long-awaited plan to fill in the hated gap in Second Avenue's protected bike lane.
July 7, 2020
Advocates Cool to Proposed Cyclist, Pedestrian Bridges
Gridlock Sam's idea is good, but money would be better spent on fixing existing spans, they say.
June 24, 2020
