Lower East Side
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STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION! City Mulls Protected Bike Lanes on Lower East Side
Move would create alternative routes as the East Side Greenway is closed for flood protection.
November 15, 2019
Greenway Through East River Park Will Be Partly Open During Coastal Revamp
Portions of the greenway — a favorite of cyclists — will stay accessible during construction, the city says.
October 3, 2019
Bowery Flowers — The Green Spark Behind NYC’s 1980s Bicycle Revival
Remembering Carl Hultberg, a great, unsung figure at the start of the livable streets movement.
September 16, 2019
Lower East Side ‘Resiliency’ Plan Hits New Potholes
Electeds, residents demand independent review of proposal that digs up a park and endangers cyclists while sparing a highway.
July 23, 2019
East Village to City: Protect Cyclists Better Now
“It’s hectic, unsafe,” said Danika Underhill, a resident who wants the city to do better.
July 18, 2019
Op-Ed: To Save the East River Coastline, First Get Rid of Cars on the FDR Drive
A plan to forestall flooding from climate change should target a noxious highway.
July 17, 2019
Manhattan Beep Stalls Plans for Lower East Side ‘Resiliency’ Project
Locals are concerned, among other things, about its effect on a riverside bike path.
July 10, 2019
Op-Ed: My Commute on the M14 Bus is a Dehumanizing Disaster
Our correspondent says he has ridden buses all over the city, but nothing compares to the experience that is the 14D bus.
May 1, 2019
Williamsburg, Lower East Side, Corona and Ditmas Park Are Small-Street Danger Zones
Mostly, one-lane intersections are safe. But a new analysis by Localize shows where they are not.
February 8, 2019
UPDATE! Manhattan Community Board to City: Get Real on L-Train Plan
Hundreds of thousands of people will be affected. But the mitigation plan could be better.
September 17, 2018