Coronavirus Crisis
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Bike Angels: Couriers Deliver Food, Supplies To New Yorkers Stuck At Home
Now these are what you call Bike Angels!
March 21, 2020
Mayor Announces Emergency Bike Lanes for Smith Street, Second Ave. ‘Gap’
It's a start.
March 20, 2020
Ride On: Brooklyn Bartender is Biking Door To Door To Provide Essential ‘Medication’
Man, you really need a drink right now — so call Tom Roughton and he'll bike it right over.
March 20, 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
Friday’s Headlines: Virtual De Blasio Edition
The mayor did a conference call with reporters instead of his usual in-person avail — but it did prompt yet another classic exchange between Hizzoner and his regular whipping boy, our editor. Plus the other news.
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
Citi Bike Ridership is Back to ‘Normal’ — Even as Millions are Not Commuting
The Citi Bike surge has ended — but with millions of New Yorkers no longer commuting, the fact that the Lyft-owned bike share network is still serving tens of thousands of people a day suggests that people are still choosing bicycles to get around.
March 19, 2020
Thursday’s Headlines: No News is Not Good News Edition
The world's on fire (you knew that), but there was very little coming out of the livable streets world yesterday. Here's the best we can offer for a rainy Thursday.
March 19, 2020
Street Vendors Call on Elected Officials to Provide Benefits for These Frontline Workers
The largely immigrant community of street vendors isn't eligible for sick leave, unemployment insurance or small business loans, the group added.
March 18, 2020
City To Open Drive-Through Testing Sites — But What About Those Without A Car?
The city announced plans to roll out drive-through coronavirus testing centers at five locations across the city, but offered no plan for those without access to a private vehicle.
March 18, 2020
