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DOT Commits to Sixth Ave Protected Bike Lane From 14th to 33rd Streets
DOT says it will begin planning and outreach later this year for a protected bike lane on Sixth Avenue between 14th and 33rd Streets in Manhattan.
September 22, 2015
Developers Adding More Parking Than They’re Supposed To, Thanks to DCP
For years, the City Planning Commission approved special permits that let developers in Hell's Kitchen and Chelsea get around limits on parking construction in the Manhattan core. Recently, the city implemented a new formula that reformers hoped would curtail these permits. But Community Board 4, Council Member Corey Johnson, and Borough President Gale Brewer say the city's math is flawed, resulting in too much new parking. They're asking the Department of City Planning to come up with a better measuring stick.
July 24, 2015
PS 41 Parents and Staff Build Momentum for Protected Bike Lane on 7th Ave
Manhattan community boards have already asked DOT to study protected bike lanes and pedestrian islands for Amsterdam, Fifth, and Sixth Avenues. Now a coalition of public school parents, teachers, and administrators is making headway in a campaign to redesign Seventh Avenue with a complete streets focus that protects pedestrians and cyclists.
September 10, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Hudson Street Protected Bike Lane Under Construction
Doug Gordon of Brooklyn Spoke fame tweeted these photos from Hudson Street in the West Village, where DOT is installing a parking-protected bike lane that's seeing use before the green paint goes down.
June 23, 2014
After CB 4 Committee Signs on, DOT Will Study Safer Fifth and Sixth Avenues
After a unanimous vote of support from Community Board 5, a request for DOT to study protected bike lanes and pedestrian improvements on Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Manhattan got another boost from the CB 4 transportation committee last Wednesday. After the committee's unanimous 6-0 vote, a DOT representative said the agency intends to begin studying the potential redesign of the avenues this fall.
April 21, 2014
Taxi Driver Hits Cyclist in Chelsea, Two Arrested on Undisclosed Charges
Yesterday at about 3:30 p.m., a taxi driver struck a cyclist on Seventh Avenue in Chelsea between 16th and 17th Street. Police made two arrests at the scene, though at this time NYPD is not revealing what they were charged with.
May 8, 2013
Council Candidates on the Issues: Yetta Kurland, District 3
In anticipation of primary day on September 10, we continue our series on City Council candidates with a Q&A with civil rights lawyer Yetta Kurland, who's running to represent District 3. The district covers Midtown, Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, and the West Village, and it's currently represented by Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Yesterday we posted responses from District 3 candidate Corey Johnson. A third candidate, Alexander Meadows, did not respond.
April 10, 2013
City Council Candidates on the Issues: Corey Johnson, District 3
Campaign season in New York is already well underway. And when New Yorkers vote in the primary election on September 10, it won't just be for the next mayor. They'll also be choosing City Council members, borough presidents, the comptroller, and the public advocate.
April 9, 2013
Eyes on the Street: Bike Corrals Protect Ninth Avenue Bike Lane
Bike parking corrals adjacent to a protected bike lane -- a first for New York City, and perhaps the nation -- have been installed along Ninth Avenue in Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen. Check out these pics from Clarence, snapped on Thursday.
April 5, 2013
No Charges Filed as Six Are Killed by NYC Drivers in Seven Days
A Brooklyn woman who was struck by a truck driver in Red Hook Wednesday was the latest victim among six city pedestrian and cyclist fatalities in the last week.
March 14, 2013