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READY, AIM, ‘MISFIRE’: NYPD’s Bike Speed-Limit Effort Only Adds Confusion in Central Park
Two slowly ambling pedestrians were clocked at 19 miles per hour. So what's the point of this, exactly?
October 17, 2025
Want Safety in Central Park? Add Protected Bike Lanes Around and Through It: Advocates
It's time to ring the park with green paint — and add green veins through it.
October 9, 2025
Manhattan DA Says Alleged Central Park Hit-and-Run Cyclist Didn’t Flee, Drops Charges
Prosecutors said the 30-year-old cyclist "remained on the scene for about 45 minutes after the crash and waited for paramedics to arrive to treat the injured person."
July 3, 2025
Cyclist Arrested After Crash with Electric ‘One-wheel’-Style Unicycle
Carolyn Backus is charged with fleeing the scene of a crash causing serious injury, but the details are murky.
July 2, 2025
Central Park Study Calls for Bike Lanes on the Transverses
"It would play a huge role in taking pressure off the park itself if you can accommodate people who just need to go across," said one activist.
November 20, 2024
Opinion: Unlock Central Park’s Shared Path to Get Kids Biking to School
With over 200 schools within a half-mile of its boundaries, Central Park could be a model for Safe Routes to School and help lead a bike-to-school renaissance.
September 16, 2024
Opinion: The City Must Redesign Central Park for All Users
The park is still designed for cars, which aren't allowed, creating needless conflicts between cyclists and pedestrians. Here's a better way.
July 17, 2020
Upper East Siders Back Safe Routes for Cyclists Through Central Park
“The unfortunate death of Dr. Cammerman was not an accident. It was inevitable," said one person at the online hearing.
April 23, 2020
Panel Unanimously Backs Safe Routes for Cyclists Through Central Park
The heightened resolve comes less than a month after cyclist and beloved local pediatrician Daniel Cammerman was run down and killed by a bus driver on the 96th Street Transverse.
January 15, 2020
Ex-Parks Commissioner: I Won’t Bike in Central Park Anymore
A delivery man on a e-bike wiped out after striking a pedestrian at a dangerous intersection. What's the city going to do about it?
September 2, 2019
