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Harlem CBs Dither on Pedestrian Safety While SI Board Begs for Bike Lanes
Last week, Staten Island Community Board 1 passed a resolution asking DOT to install bike lanes, while in Manhattan, a community-requested plan for a road diet and pedestrian islands continues to be delayed by two Harlem community boards.
September 23, 2013
Tonight: Community Boards Weigh Harlem and Staten Island Traffic Calming
Last week, DOT presented a plan to calm traffic on Morningside Avenue in Harlem [PDF] with a road diet and pedestrian islands. Community Board 10's transportation committee, which has a track record of dithering on and opposing livable streets projects, asked DOT for more data. Tonight, the action shifts to adjacent Community Board 9, which also covers the project area and could be poised to pass a resolution in support of the project.
September 19, 2013
Boy, 5, Among Three NYC Pedestrians Killed by Drivers This Weekend
Three New York City pedestrians, including a young child, were killed by motorists over the weekend. Two of the crashes were hit-and-runs.
August 12, 2013
Livable Streets Advocates Campaign for Better Bike Access to S.I. Ferry
Advocates looking to improve access for cyclists at the Staten Island Ferry terminals have run into a roadblock from DOT, and, facing an impasse, are pivoting to a different strategy that seeks to at least protect waiting cyclists from the elements. In the meantime, a bus shelter near the ferry terminal has been spruced up with a new mural, and livable streets advocates are working to bring play streets to St. George after an unsuccessful attempt this spring.
July 24, 2013
Advocates Call on Cuomo to Support Path on Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Next year, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge will mark its 50th anniversary. Although the structure was designed to accommodate pedestrian and bicycle paths, they were never included. Now, advocates are hoping a renewed push can close the gap in what they're calling the Harbor Ring, a 50-mile loop around Upper New York Bay. This week, the initiative launched an online petition to Governor Cuomo, asking him to support the plan and move it forward.
March 29, 2013
Staten Island Motorist Strikes Couple, Killing Elderly Man; No Charges Filed
A motorist who killed an elderly man and injured his wife on Staten Island has been cleared of responsibility by NYPD.
February 4, 2013
At EDC’s S.I. Mega-Project, Developer to Build “Every Possible Bit of Parking”
While some coastal areas in Staten Island cope with the devastation of Sandy, the city is moving ahead with a public meeting tonight about a parking-saturated mega-development for the north end of the island. According to one developer, the project will include "every possible bit of parking" that can be built there. At the same time, the developers will contribute nothing to improve surface transit to the site, even though it is located in the most transit-accessible part of Staten Island and the MTA is planning a new busway that will directly serve the area.
November 13, 2012
Suying Du Killed by Staten Island Motorist; NYPD: No Criminality Suspected
The woman who was killed by a motorist in Staten Island on Saturday has been identified by NYPD as Suying Du, 56.
November 12, 2012
The Toll Map That Should Pique the Interest of Every Staten Island Elected
In case you missed it, today the Staten Island Advance rounded up outraged quotes from local politicos in response to the MTA's proposed fare and toll hikes. Big emphasis on "toll hikes" -- it's the prospect of paying more to cross the Verrazano Bridge that has State Senator Andrew Lanza vowing to somehow defeat the proposal in Albany, while U.S. Representative Michael Grimm pledged to do the same through an act of Congress.
October 16, 2012
Margaret King, 81, Killed by Staten Island Driver Making a Left Turn
An 81-year-old woman was fatally struck by a driver while crossing a Staten Island street last week.
October 10, 2012