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NYPD Blames Victim After Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Cyclist Ronald Burke in Bushwick
A hit-and-run driver killed a man cycling in Bushwick early Friday morning, and a yellow cab driver killed an elderly man walking in Greenwich Village last night. NYPD blamed the victim in both cases.
July 3, 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
Manhattan CB 7 Wants Protected Bike Lanes for Columbus Circle
Manhattan Community Board 7 wants DOT to make it safer to walk and bike through Columbus Circle. In May, the board's transportation committee passed a resolution calling for protected bike lanes in the large traffic circle at the southwest corner of Central Park. The full board approved the resolution last night.
June 7, 2017
MTA and DOT Are Weighing a River-to-River Busway for 14th Street During L Train Shutdown
DOT and the MTA may go beyond typical bus lanes in their plan to keep people moving on 14th Street during the L train shutdown, which will suspend service west of Bedford Avenue for 15 months starting in April 2019.
June 6, 2017
Fortress New York: In the Name of Safety, NYPD Made Times Square Dangerous for Biking
In the aftermath of the fatal driving rampage through Times Square on May 18, the NYPD has shut down the raised bike lane that runs on Seventh Avenue between 46th Street and 42nd Street, commandeering it in the name of security.
June 1, 2017
DOT to Widen Sidewalks on 7th Avenue Between Penn Station and Times Square
Midtown sidewalks are notoriously too skinny to handle the huge numbers of people on foot near Penn Station. The pedestrian crush around the nation's busiest transit hub routinely flows beyond the boundaries of the curb, and people are forced to walk in car lanes. It's uncomfortable, stressful, and dangerous. But people on foot will soon have some breathing room.
May 23, 2017
Yesterday’s Times Square Toll Was Terrible — But So Is a Typical Day of NYC Traffic Violence
Given the high-profile location, the number of victims, and recent instances of people using vehicles to kill for ideology, it's understandable that yesterday's crash drew so much attention. But it's important to recognize that as terrible as the Times Square carnage was for a single incident, the same human toll occurs on a daily basis on NYC streets -- it's just dispersed across the city.
May 19, 2017
Xin Kang Wang, 74, Dies Ten Days After Taxi Passenger Doored Him on 20th Street
Xin Kang Wang, 74, died on Sunday, 10 days after a taxi passenger doored him on 20th Street. The driver had pulled into the bike lane ahead of Wang immediately beforehand, police said. Wang was heading east on 20th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue when the passenger exited the vehicle and hit him with the door.
May 18, 2017
CB 7 Committee to DOT: Make Columbus Circle Safe for Biking
The Manhattan Community Board 7 transportation committee has passed a resolution calling on DOT to make Columbus Circle safe for biking and walking. The traffic circle at the southwest corner of Central Park is a critical point for people biking between the Upper West Side and Midtown, but it's a major void in the bike network.
May 10, 2017
DOT Unveils Plan for Protected Bike Lane on Seventh Avenue South
Last night, DOT presented the southern segment of its plan for a Seventh Avenue protected bike lane, from 14th Street to Clarkson Street [PDF], to the Manhattan CB 2 transportation committee, which voted for it unanimously.
May 5, 2017
