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Eyes on the Street: Meeker Avenue Bike Lane Is a Failure
The Department of Transportation still hasn't finished a critical bike lane under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that the agency has been stalling for over four years even after identifying the strip's danger and lack of proper signals.
July 18, 2025
Friday Video: Is Berlin a Great Biking City?
Have recent moves by anti-bike, pro-car legislators ruined the experience in the capital of a unified Germany? Sort of!
July 18, 2025
Fixing Third Ave. Was Once ‘Top of List’ For Eric Adams — But as Mayor He Backed Off
Mayor Adams has delayed a redesign of Brooklyn's Third Avenue despite once saying safety fixes there should be "at the top of our list."
July 17, 2025
Former NYPD Boss Says Deadly High Speed Chases Were Result Of ‘Rogue’ Adams Insiders
Former NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon alleged widespread corruption leading to a string of deadly high-speed chases.
July 16, 2025
Appeals Court Halts Adams’s Impending Bedford Ave. Protected Bike Lane Demolition
The judge's ruling came just as the city was set to begin the bike lane demolition process Tuesday evening.
July 15, 2025
New Yorkers Threaten Legal Action If Eric Adams Makes Bedford Ave. Less Safe for Cyclists
Brooklyn cyclists pledged to sue the city if they are killed or injured on Bedford Avenue after Mayor Adams makes it less safe.
July 15, 2025
E-Bike Fans and Foes Agree: Adams’s 15 MPH Speed Limit Won’t Make Streets Safer
A public hearing about the mayor's proposed speed limit devolved into a debate about e-bike licensing, naturally.
July 15, 2025
Civic Panel Dings Adams For Cutting Bike and Bus Lanes Out of Fifth Av. Redesign
Mayor Adams's scaled down redesign of Fifth Avenue isn't a "real solution" to safety issues on the packed retail corridor, Manhattan Community Board 5 said.
July 14, 2025
Park Slope ‘Car Condominium’ Sells For $250K Amid City Housing Crisis
A parking spot in Park Slope just sold for $250,000.
July 14, 2025
Monday’s Headlines: E-Bike Regulations Edition
Monday is a big day for the future of e-bikes in the Big Apple. Plus more news.
July 14, 2025
