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Council Member Margaret Chin on Her Fight Alongside Delivery Workers
Where the NYPD sees a traffic safety threat, this council member sees a fight for basic decency.
August 7, 2018
Go Ahead — Take a Ride on the Park Row Bikeway
After years of limited public access, the Park Row project will improve north-south bike trips under the Brooklyn Bridge, and will link the bridge and Chinatown.
June 18, 2018
Take a Look at Lower Manhattan’s Newest Bikeway, Coming to Life on Park Row
The street has been mostly off-limits to the public since 9/11.
May 11, 2018
Eyes on the Street: DOT Preps Park Row for New Bike Connection and Sidewalk Expansion
The project will improve Brooklyn Bridge access and create safe, convenient options for bike trips that pass under the bridge in Lower Manhattan.
April 18, 2018
Sign the Petition to Fix Canal Street, “Manhattan’s Boulevard of Death”
Canal Street is Manhattan's preeminent traffic sewer. A loud, dirty, menacing torrent of motorized traffic with cramped sidewalks and no designated space for bicycling, Canal gets pulverized by the "trucker's special," which gives motorists a free ride across Lower Manhattan via the untolled Manhattan Bridge to the untolled westbound Holland Tunnel.
February 9, 2018
Park Row Security Zone to Reopen With Protected Bike Lane and New Pedestrian Space
Park Row in Chinatown, which NYPD has treated as a security checkpoint since 9/11, will get a bi-directional bikeway and 10,000 square feet of painted sidewalk from Worth Street to Frankfort Street.
August 31, 2017
NYPD in Default Victim-Blaming Mode After Yellow Cab Driver Kills Cyclist in Chinatown
NYC motorists killed four people riding bikes over a 15-day period in June and July. In every case, NYPD said the victim ran a red while citing no corroborative evidence.
August 29, 2017
The Beginnings of the Chrystie Street Protected Bike Lane
DOT is striping and painting the new two-way protected bike lane between the Manhattan Bridge and Houston Street.
November 21, 2016
Streetfilms Shorties: Fix the Dysfunctional Chrystie Street Bike Lane
Back in February, Manhattan Community Board 3 asked DOT to study a protected bike lane for Chrystie Street. Head over there during any rush hour and it's easy to see why: There are tons of people biking to and from the Manhattan Bridge, but the painted bike lanes on Chrystie are constantly blocked by double-parked cars and buses. Even when you're not weaving in and out of motor vehicle traffic, you have to keep your eyes peeled for illegal U-turns and drivers crossing the southbound bike lane as they exit garages.
October 26, 2015