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DOT Announces It May Announce Another Brooklyn Bridge Traffic Study
"Whatever’s going on, if it’s subject to more study then it will run out the clock on the de Blasio administration," said Bike New York spokesman Jon Orcutt.
June 19, 2020
Friday’s Headlines: Not Feline So Well Edition
Our old man editor wanted to thank everyone for those cards and letters after yesterday's post about his cat-related bicycle crash. Plus all the other news from yesterday.
June 19, 2020
‘There’s No Bike Lanes. It’s Not Even Nice Roads’ — Biking As a Means Of Protest And Exposing Racism
Meet the Street Riders, a new group that organizes protest bike rides in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
June 19, 2020
Cyclist Injuries Still Soaring In The Bronx — Despite Falling Citywide
Injuries to Bronx cyclists soared last week compared to the same time period last year — even as total collisions are down, and as bike injuries in the other four boroughs are also down, according to NYPD statistics.
June 18, 2020
Eyes on the Street: The New Mario Cuomo Bridge Bike Path Opens
The director of Bike Tarrytown gives us a guided tour of the new cycling route over the Hudson River — and its flaws.
June 16, 2020
StreetsPAC Endorses Six Challengers in June 23 Primary
Sets sights on unseating Savino, DenDekker, Nolan, Lentol, Ortiz and Arroyo in local races.
June 12, 2020
DOT Adding Badly Needed Protected Bike Lanes on Cross Bay Boulevard
A dangerous, speedway-like stretch of Cross Bay Boulevard is getting a safety upgrade in the form of protected bike lanes on both sides of the wide street.
June 12, 2020
Seven Black Cyclists On What Protest Rides Mean To Them
The cycling community has so far hosted two massive solidarity rides with Black Lives Matter. We talked to participants about their struggles.
June 12, 2020
Trek Bicycles Declines To Divest From NYPD Despite ‘Abhorrent’ Use of Bikes Against Protesters
The company that sells bicycles to the NYPD has refused activists' demands that it divest from its relationship with a brutal department.
June 10, 2020
SEE IT! Police Beat Up Cyclist During Black Lives Matter Protest
Why did cops tackle and pummel cyclist Pierce McCaffrey? Apparently, he was cycling too slowly for their taste. And it's all on videotape.
June 8, 2020
