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Private cars blocking service vehicles on W. 86th St. between Columbus and Amsterdam
November 28, 2006
NYC Gets its First Pedestrian Countdown Timer
Yesterday, the Department of Transportation installed New York City's very first pedestrian countdown timer at the intersection of Coney Island Avenue and Kings Highway in Brooklyn. Gothamist, as usual, does a nice treatment of the story and roundup of the coverage.
November 3, 2006
Life on Crutches in NYC
For the last month, since I broke my ankle, New York has ceased to be the same place for me. At least in terms of getting around the city, the landscape has been dramatically transformed. Week 1 was spent in relative isolation at my parents house on Staten Island where they were nice enough to shuttle me around to the few places I need to go. I felt like I was 10 years old again -- though, at 10, I rode my bike all over hilly Staten Island, so you could say I had more independence then. The week after, I came back to Manhattan. Various people had sort of warned me, "Oh, how are you going to get around in Manhattan." I must say, at first I had my doubts about getting around town, but I was able to be much more independent than out in Suburban Staten Island.
October 27, 2006
Eyes on the Street: Friday, August 4, 2006
Woman crossing at 43rd Street and Ninth Avenue. Video still by Clarence Eckerson
August 7, 2006