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Street Cheats: Who Needs a Placard When You’ve Got Law Enforcement Swag?
You can park illegally and police will turn a blind eye if you show them just about anything that implies proximity to law enforcement.
August 10, 2018
Eyes on the Street: NYPD Cedes 29th Street Protected Bike Lane to Illegally Parked Drivers
It took two deaths to get DOT to install protected bike lanes on 26th and 29th streets in Midtown. Now that the lanes are in, what will it take for NYPD and DOT to keep them clear?
August 8, 2018
Don’t Forget That “Summer Streets” Starts Saturday
Oh, but wouldn't it be great if Manhattan was always car-free?
August 3, 2018
Ride On! Bike Lanes on 26th and 29th Streets in Manhattan Are (Mostly) Open For Business
Cyclists are finally able to (mostly) use two key crosstown bike lanes on 26th and 29th streets in Manhattan — and our reporter went for a ride.
July 24, 2018
First Look at DOT’s Plan for the Second Avenue Bike Lane By the QBoro Bridge
One of the scariest stretches in the Manhattan bike network - the gap in the Second Avenue bike lane approaching the Queensboro Bridge - is in line for safety improvements from NYC DOT.
July 5, 2018
Tonight: See DOT’s Plan for the Second Avenue Bike Lane Approaching the QBoro
The DOT design is expected to include parking protection, but not during rush hour, when cyclists need it most.
July 2, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Start the Countdown for Midtown’s Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes
DOT crews were out installing preliminary markings on 26th Street today.
June 13, 2018
Eighth Avenue’s Narrow Sidewalks Land a Cyclist in the Hospital
With six lanes for traffic and parking but only a narrow band for the much larger number of people on foot, it was only a matter of time before tensions boiled over.
May 30, 2018
Why Does 8th Avenue Have 6 Lanes for Cars While People Are Crammed in the Margins?
Clarence Eckerson and Mark Gorton are back in Midtown, where sidewalks are too narrow to accommodate pedestrian traffic.
May 14, 2018
The Penn Station Pedestrian Crush Is as Chaotic and Dangerous as Ever
A DOT project announced a year ago to widen Seventh Avenue sidewalks from 42nd Street to 34th Street has not materialized.
May 10, 2018
