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Jay Z-Backed Times Square Casino Shrinks Sidewalks and Bus Lanes to Serve More Cars
New Yorkers aren't only gambling with their future inside the casino: Developer SL Green wants to remove a bus lane and the 19-foot "super sidewalks" installed on Eighth Avenue just three years ago.
September 11, 2025
Eyes on the Street: DOT’s ‘Broadway Vision’ Starts to Clear Up
The Department of Transportation has transformed Broadway into a new corridor for pedestrians and cyclists.
July 8, 2025
Mayor Adams May Nix Sidewalk Expansions on Bustling Eighth Ave.
Pedestrian crowding on Eighth Avenue used to be so bad that people were forced to walk in the street — but Adams is casting doubt on efforts to give people more space to walk.
July 5, 2024
Thursday’s Headlines: Shakira Shakira Edition
Pop superstar Shakira performed for a crowd of 40,000 packed into the Times Square pedestrian plazas. Plus congestion pricing news and more.
March 28, 2024
Broadway Vision: Watch 15 Years of Transformation in a Single Streetfilm
It's hard to see the big picture of just what has been accomplished between Times and Union squares. That's where Clarence Eckerson Jr. comes in.
October 4, 2023
Eyes on the Street: DOT’s ‘Broadway Vision’ Shines Bright This Summer
Broadway today still isn't quite the "linear park" some urbanist dreamers envision, but it's been dramatically transformed from what it once was — for the better.
July 19, 2023
GROSS: ‘Clean Curbs’ Bins Show Growing Pains in Times Square
The Sanitation Department's "Clean Curbs" pilot — trash enclosures in Times Square that were installed a mere three months ago — is a bit of a mess.
July 20, 2022
Re-Emergence of ‘Broadway Vision’ Plan Startles Some
Pedestrianization at Union Square gains impetus from a business-improvement district — not the DOT.
January 25, 2021
STREETFILMS: Manhattan Without Cars Points the Way to a More Livable City
"We can choose the next 'after,'" says activist Doug Gordon. These two films show why he's right.
May 5, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Broadway Could Be New York’s Green Necklace — But It’s a Missed Opportunity
From a cyclist's point of view, pretty much everything. Here's some easy ways the Department of Transportation could improve road safety — stat!
March 16, 2020
