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DOT Proposes Safety Improvements for Queensboro Bridge Approach
At a meeting of the Community Board 6 transportation committee last night, NYC DOT presented a plan to add some protection for cyclists heading to and from the Queensboro Bridge in Manhattan [PDF]. The proposal would add a protected bike lane on First Avenue between 59th Street and 61st Street, including a two-way segment on one block that will divert southbound bike traffic away from a hectic block of Second Avenue. The project could be implemented as early as this summer.
April 2, 2013
Three City Pedestrians Killed in Five Hours; No Charges Filed
Three pedestrians were killed in separate crashes in Manhattan and Brooklyn last night.
January 30, 2013
Three Killed in Traffic in Three Days as City Council Dithers
Three pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes on consecutive days in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan this weekend.
October 22, 2012
Widow of Manhattan Pedestrian Rubin Baum Not Likely to See Justice Done
Another innocent bystander was killed by an outlaw motorist in Manhattan last weekend, and indications are that another perpetrator will go unpunished by police and prosecutors.
September 25, 2012
No Charges for Drivers Who Killed Seniors in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Two seniors have been killed by motorists in Manhattan and Brooklyn since Saturday. Both crashes were apparently precipitated by careless driving or negligence, according to reports, and both drivers were exonerated by NYPD.
September 18, 2012
Eyes on the Street: New Manhattan Bikeways in Progress
Photo contributor extraordinaire Jacob-uptown has uploaded a new batch to the Streetsblog Flickr pool, taking us on a tour of the major new bikeways DOT is implementing in Manhattan.
June 7, 2012
75-Year-Old Man on Crutches, Wearing Reflective Vest, Killed in Manhattan
A 75-year-old man on crutches was killed while trying to cross First Avenue on the Upper East Side this morning.
May 8, 2012
Eyes on the Street: DOT Lays Foundations for Safer First Avenue
Looks like the concrete has been poured for new pedestrian refuges on First Avenue in the 60s.
April 30, 2012
Eyes on the Street: Protected Bike Lane Sighting on the Upper East Side
Reader Liz Patek sends these shots of the new road markings on First Avenue in the 60s. The protected bike lane that Manhattan Community Board 8 approved last summer is going in.
April 4, 2012
How Many Cops Does It Take to Ticket a Cyclist?
A few readers have written to Streetsblog with anecdotal evidence that NYPD is ramping up its crack bicycle ticketing operation this January. (It seems to be triggered by the calendar; last year's NYPD bike crackdown also got going in January.)
January 17, 2012