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Pressure Mounts for Safer Intersection After Jessica Dworkin’s Death
In the wake of Jessica Dworkin's death, community members are waiting for DOT and NYPD to take action to reduce the dangers caused by motorists at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Houston Street.
September 24, 2012
Trucker Who Killed Jessica Dworkin Cited for Careless Driving
The truck driver who killed Jessica Dworkin in the West Village Monday morning was summonsed for failure to yield and failure to exercise due care, according to NYPD, but was not cited for possible violations related to truck size and safety mirrors.
August 29, 2012
Woman Killed by Truck Driver in West Village This Morning [Second Update]
A pedestrian was struck and killed by the driver of a tractor trailer in the West Village this morning.
August 27, 2012
NYPD Won’t Confirm West Village Pedestrian Fatality
Last week, a reader wrote to tell us that a woman hit by a cab driver in the West Village on May 2 had died of her injuries.
May 7, 2012
CB 2 Committee Endorses Parking-Protected Hudson St. Bike Lane
The transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 2 voted unanimously on Tuesday to endorse a community-generated plan to upgrade the Hudson Street bike lane to a parking-protected lane.
November 9, 2011
Drivers Kill Four Pedestrians in Six Days, Two Flee Scene
Four pedestrians have lost their lives on New York City streets since Thursday. Two of the crashes were hit-and-runs and a third killed a four-year-old child. A cyclist is also in critical condition after a man who wasn't licensed to operate the tractor trailer he was driving struck her on a Bushwick street Friday morning.
October 12, 2010
The Hudson River Park Bike Seizure: Why’d They Do It?
Last Saturday, ten cyclists returned to where they had parked their bikes in Hudson River Park to find them gone. They had been attached to a railing along the river and, as reported in Gothamist, confiscated by the park.
August 18, 2010
A Safer Carmine Street? Break Out the Pitchforks!
Plans for a protected bike path on a short stretch of Carmine Street are in jeopardy following a public hearing held by Manhattan Community Board 2's transportation committee last night. The proposal enjoys unanimous support from committee members and has already won approval from both the full CB and the local block association. But the riled-up crowd that commandeered last night's proceedings may have the final word.
November 11, 2009
Tonight: Carmine Street Parking-Protected Bike Lane Back Before CB 2
With the support of DOT, Community Board 2 and the local block association, a parking-protected bike lane could be in the works for Carmine Street in the West Village. But despite prior approval of the plan, it will again be a topic of discussion at tonight's CB 2 transportation committee meeting.
November 10, 2009
Crosstown Bike Lanes Remain in the Crosshairs
Opponents of the Department of Transportation's plan for a new Lower Manhattan crosstown bike route are expected to make a show of force at tonight's Community Board 2 Transportation Committee meeting in an effort to preserve a few dozen on-street parking spaces along Carmine and Bleecker Streets. Bicycling advocates are urging their supporters to show up as well.
November 13, 2007