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Only a Few City Council Candidates Are Taking the Looming L Train Shutdown Seriously
Many candidates endorsed the general concept of reducing car traffic and improving bus service and bicycling, but few would commit to the specific idea of a 14th Street dedicated solely to car-free transportation.
September 7, 2017
Stuy-Town Property Manager: 14th Street Needs Efficient Bus Service to Handle L Train Commuters
An internal study estimates Stuy-Town/Peter Cooper Village residents account for at least 7,000 daily L train riders.
June 14, 2017
A Plea for DOT to Design Bike Lanes With Safer Intersections
On Tuesday, the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 7 unanimously passed a resolution calling on DOT to replace "mixing zone" intersections on protected bike lanes along Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue with designs that maintain more physical separation between cyclists and motor traffic.
April 13, 2017
Turning Truck Driver Critically Injures Woman Biking on 1st Ave — Then NYPD Tickets Cyclists
A box truck driver turning left onto 9th Street critically injured a 31-year-old woman biking north on First Avenue this morning.
April 5, 2017
How to Close the Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap
In a new report, Transportation Alternatives makes the case for closing the gaps in the Second Avenue protected bike lane as soon as possible and lays out a design concept for the tricky approach to the Queensboro Bridge.
January 17, 2017
Without the L Train, the Best Shot to Avoid Traffic Hell Is a Car-Free 14th Street
If you think traffic will get worse with a car-free 14th Street, imagine what would happen if there's no L train and the city fails to make surface transit an appealing option.
January 6, 2017
Eyes on the Street: The New East Houston Street
The long-delayed reconstruction of East Houston Street between the Bowery and the FDR Drive is starting to round into form. Though the Department of Design and Construction won't wrap up the project until next year at the earliest, new medians and pedestrian areas between Avenue A and Chrystie Street are finally complete, and the transition to the First Avenue bike lane is no longer obstructed by construction.
October 3, 2016
DMV: One-Month License Revocation for Con Ed Driver Who Killed Senior
A Con Ed employee who fatally struck a Manhattan senior and was found guilty of careless driving had his license revoked for one month by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
September 13, 2016
FDNY Ambulance Driver Kills Gen Zhan, 81, in East Village Crosswalk
An FDNY ambulance driver struck and killed a senior in the East Village yesterday.
August 30, 2016
Cy Vance Wins Murder Conviction for East Village Sidewalk Killing [Updated]
Update November 4, 2016: Martin was sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison, according to Vance’s office.
July 20, 2016