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Eyes on the Street: Children Play Mere Feet From Citi Bikes — The Horror!
Let's take a moment to remember the fury of the Upper East Side parents who discovered last month that a bike-share station had begrimed the same block schoolchildren use for midday recess on E. 82nd Street near Second Avenue, next to P.S. 290.
October 6, 2015
Citi Bike Arrives on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side
Citi Bike has begun its expansion to the Upper East Side and Upper West Side.
September 1, 2015
The Trouble With Citi Bike Above 59th Is Station Density, Not the Timeline
For some reason, the timeline for phasing in the Citi Bike expansion in Manhattan is getting covered as a minor scandal, even though officials are sticking to the schedule they revealed months ago. The real problem with the bike-share expansion plan is the thinned-out station network, which is, unfortunately, getting buried by the faux story about a delayed roll-out.
July 27, 2015
Will 2nd Ave Get Its Protected Bike Lane After Subway Construction Wraps?
As the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway wraps up sometime in the next two years, the largest construction zone in the city will turn back into a functional street. Those 40 blocks of Second Avenue on the Upper East Side won't be the same as before, though. Back in 2010, the city laid out a plan to add bus lanes and protected bike lanes on that stretch when construction is over.
July 17, 2015
DOT Finalizes Weak Bike-Share Station Maps for Manhattan Expansion [Updated]
DOT's bike-share expansion maps for the Upper West Side and Upper East Side are now final, and they're not any better than the draft maps that showed a thinned-out network of stations for some of the city's densest neighborhoods.
July 10, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Red Paint for “Queue-Jump” Bus Lanes on the M86
Select Bus Service on 86th Street in Manhattan won't be getting full bus-only lanes, but riders will benefit from short bus lanes at busy intersections. DOT has added two "queue-jump" lanes where 86th Street and 84th Street meet Fifth Avenue, to keep buses from getting stuck behind traffic waiting at lights.
July 2, 2015
Turning Driver Kills 89-Year-Old on Upper East Side, NYPD Blames Victim
For the second time in a week, a turning driver has killed a senior on the Upper East Side. Police blamed the victim in the press.
May 15, 2015
No Right-of-Way Charge for Cab Driver Who Killed Senior in UES Crosswalk
A yellow cab driver fatally struck a senior in an Upper East Side crosswalk Saturday, and no charges were filed by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. The crash occurred in the 19th Precinct, where as of March officers had issued just 10 speeding tickets in 2015.
May 11, 2015
Here’s Where Citi Bike Stations Will Go on the Upper East Side
At a meeting hosted by the Manhattan Community Board 8 transportation committee last night, DOT unveiled a map showing 39 planned Citi Bike station locations on the Upper East Side [PDF]. The city said it expects service to be operating as far north as 86th Street by late summer or early fall, with further expansion next year.
May 7, 2015
Citi Bike Could Expand to 86th Street This Summer
It looks like some parts of Manhattan north of 59th Street could be getting Citi Bike sooner than previously expected.
May 4, 2015