Bicycle Safety
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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
Eyes On The Street: Weinstein Case Brings Even More Placard Abuse to Lower Manhattan
The jury is still out in the Harvey Weinstein case — but the verdict is in on the press: guilty of placard abuse on all counts!
February 19, 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
Advocates Fuming Over Plan to Shut Hudson River Greenway Segment in Riverside Park
No detour will be provided for thousands of daily riders.
February 4, 2020
Jackson Heights Assembly Candidate Unveils Plan to Transform Deadly Northern Boulevard
Jessica González-Rojas, blasted veteran Assembly Member Michael DenDekker as a do-nothing pol who has failed to stop the carnage on the highway-like roadway where seven have died in three years.
January 28, 2020
LeBron James To City: Build More Bike Lanes
"Safety is always first," King James said.
January 21, 2020
DOT Will Truly Protect Grand Street Protected Bike Lane
DOT confirmed it would install thick delineators, which provide a sturdier barrier to drivers, along the south side of Grand Street between Morgan Avenue and Rodney Street.
January 4, 2020
Streetsies 2019: The Dumbest Thing Mayor de Blasio Said This Year
Hizzoner stuck his size 12S foot in his mouth regularly, prompting our annual end-of-year award for his biggest gaffes. And the nominees are ...
December 26, 2019
Manhattan DA Vance Charges Reckless Cyclist with Penalty He Rarely Levies Against Drivers
No one is arguing that the top prosecutor should not have charged the biker with the high-level misdemeanor of reckless endangerment, but why doesn't he levy the same charge with any regularity to motorists who do the very same thing?
December 6, 2019
Advocates Renew Urgent Call for Riverside Park Bike Bypass Fix
The Parks Department's detour is a dangerous and hastily conceived fix that's not working.
November 15, 2019
