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Cyclist Dies in Prospect Park Under Murky Circumstances
A cyclist died on Labor Day in a crash inside Prospect Park — with cops saying the rider merely lost control of his bike on a steep downhill, but a family friend disputing the official preliminary account.
September 12, 2020
LIVE FROM NYC OPEN STREETS: Hailing First Day Success, DOT Says Position on Cops Has ‘Evolved’!
Imagine that: open streets, people walking, neighbors socially distancing while they get some air — and not a cop in sight.
May 2, 2020
Op-Ed: Bike Lane Missing? Danger Found
A group bike ride around Brooklyn shows that DOT has its work cut out for it. Here are small fixes that could keep cyclists and pedestrians alive.
August 23, 2019
Op-Ed: Communities of Color Need Protected Lanes, Too!
Bike-infrastructure inequities among neighborhoods continue — which is hard to square with Mayor de Blasio's stated goal of knitting together the "two cities" of New York. The Department of Transportation must fix the problem.
July 3, 2019
Not-So-Car-Free: Drivers Still Reign In Supposedly Auto-Less Parks
Car-free Central Park is anything but.
October 10, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Heavy Blocks and Barricades on Prospect Park Loop
The anchors and fencing look like standard materials for controlling cars that have been transposed to a car-free setting.
May 25, 2018
Prospect Park Is Officially Car-Free Forever
As of this morning, Prospect Park is officially and permanently car-free, the culmination of 50 years of advocacy.
January 2, 2018
Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injures Woman Jogging in Prospect Park
A hit-and-run driver struck and critically injured a woman jogging in Prospect Park at around 5 a.m. this morning. The 51-year-old woman was running on the West Drive just north of the tennis courts when the driver of a black vehicle hit her from behind, according to police.
December 7, 2017
Parents and Kids Ride for a Car-Free Prospect Park
Parents and children biked through Prospect Park this morning, calling on the city to get cars off the park loop all year round.
October 9, 2017
There’s No Good Reason for DOT to Let Cars Back in Prospect Park on Monday
Since July 17, all of Prospect Park has been continuously off-limits to private car traffic for the longest time in generations, since the loop was first allowed to become a shortcut for motorized traffic. Why not keep it that way?
September 8, 2017
