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Upper West Side Panel Backs Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes
The vote by CB7's Transportation Committee follwed a parade of residents who spoke overwhelmingly for cycling and pedestrian safety.
March 15, 2023
March (Parking) Madness: Manhattan’s Most Respectful Precincts Still Have Issues
Today's competition is between two Manhattan precincts that actually, surprisingly, seem to treat their surrounding neighborhoods with a modicum of respect: the Ninth Precinct in the East Village and the 26th Precinct in Morningside Heights.
March 15, 2023
March (Parking) Madness: The Epic Battle of Midtown
It’s hard to be anything other than chaotic in Midtown, and that’s exactly the type of parking both Midtown Precinct North and Midtown Precinct South bring to their respective neighborhoods, just 20 blocks apart.
March 10, 2023
New Prospect Park Road Redesign Paves the Way for Central Park
Under the new design, people on bikes will share a 16-to-18 foot lane with "authorized vehicles," flanked by two separate pedestrian lanes — one 13-to-14 feet wide, the other six-to-eight feet wide.
March 8, 2023
Fact Check: In Borough Park, Drivers Are the Real Problem, Despite What CB12 Thinks
Chairman Yidel Perlstein expressed sympathy for a resident who got ticket for going more than 10 miles per hour in a school zone — because she hit the gas to pass a person on a bike.
March 7, 2023
Queens Panel Wants a ‘Pedestrian-First’ Austin Street — And a Possible Car Ban
At present Austin Street is a two-way street serving local businesses, a design that results in packed sidewalks and lots double parking, according to locals.
March 7, 2023
Another Terror Attack on a Bike Lane — This Time in Prospect Park
Someone wants to hurt cyclists.
March 2, 2023
City May Build A Temporary Highway Through Brooklyn Heights After All
Hey 2023, 2018 called and it wants its temporary highway back.
March 1, 2023
Family of Killed Cyclist Will Seek $100M For City Negligence in Crash
“They knew and did nothing,” Sarah Schick's widowed husband Maxime Le Munier said on Monday.
February 27, 2023
Dolma’s Grieving Father, Pols Seek Traffic Light at Fatal Corner — But Larger Safety Improvements are Needed
The Department of Transportation says it will not add a traffic light at an Astoria intersection where a 7-year-old girl was killed earlier this month.
February 26, 2023
