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Council Members To DOT: How About Those Brooklyn Bridge Upgrades?
"Efforts to abate crowding and improve the experience for cyclists and pedestrians on the promenade have not been noticeable," a trio of pols wrote.
June 27, 2019
Eighth Avenue To Get a Road Diet to Give More Space to Walkers, Cyclists
The city is proposing a sweeping transformation between 38th and 45th streets that will reduce car lanes by 20 feet, extend a northbound protected bike lane that currently ends at 39th Street, and widen, by 10 feet, the overcrowded sidewalk from 39th to 41st streets.
June 21, 2019
Hey, West Side Greenway, Citi Bike Called and It Wants Its Bike Lane Back!
The outrage has only just begun over state lawmakers' apparent plans to bar e-bikes and e-scooters from the Hudson River Greenway.
June 18, 2019
UNBELIEVABLE! DOT Adds Parking to Car-Choked DUMBO
Pedestrian-packed and car-clogged Washington Street in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood has been converted to a one-way between Front and York streets — a change spurred by a two-year effort by a neighborhood resident that will actually add more cars and more danger to the roadway.
June 14, 2019
The Outlaw Biker’s Illustrated Guide to the Triboro Bridge
As authorities plot their annual spring crackdown on the RFK Bridge, a regular rider calls for changes to make the span truly bike friendly.
June 6, 2019
‘Fairest City’ Mayor Orders More Crackdowns on Lowly E-Cyclists
Mayor de Blasio, who is running for president on a progressive platform that bills New York as "America's Fairest Big City," deployed the NYPD on Tuesday morning to confiscate the electric bikes of delivery workers — costing them roughly one-week's pay in fines.
June 4, 2019
Rogue Riders Hit Bayonne Bridge — Before it Opens to Public
Cyclists are sick and tired of long-delayed project.
May 23, 2019
Cyclists Deserve Their Own Lane During Fleet Week, Like They Had in 2003
It’s simple: close a lane of car travel on the West Side Highway.
May 23, 2019
NYPD, Secret Service Joined Forces to Cage Bridge Cyclists During Trump Visit
Legendary cycling advocate — and security theater expert — Charles Komanoff weighs in on Friday's Secret Service hold on the Queensboro Bridge during the president's visit to the East Side.
May 20, 2019
NYPD: Driver Kills Elderly Woman in Queens Crosswalk
A driver hit and killed an elderly woman in a crosswalk near the Queensboro Bridge on Wednesday morning — but is not yet facing any charges, police said.
May 8, 2019
