Erik Bottcher
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Electeds Roll Out ‘Bike Safe’ Campaign While Admitting Cars are the Real Source of Danger
A trio of elected officials on the West Side are asking cyclists to be more mindful of pedestrians on the sidewalk, stop at red lights, and refrain from biking the wrong way in traffic.
January 19, 2024
DOT Unveils Long-Awaited 10th Ave. Bike Lane; Locals Say Plan Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Manhattan's Community Board 4 Transportation committee unanimously voted in favor of the proposal, but the panel pushed DOT to go further and add more physical barriers to shield cyclists and walkers from cars.
November 21, 2022
Manhattan Community Board Demands Stricter Sanitation Rules for Apartments
Community Board 4 wrote to Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch to outline a raft of new regulations that could curtail New York's infamous "5 o'clock shadow" — and unanimously offered the neighborhood as a laboratory for change.
October 3, 2022
Pols and Advocates: Build the Promised 7 Train Station in Hells Kitchen
Nearly 20 years later, pols and advocates say it’s time to finally make good on what was promised.
August 10, 2022
Citi Bike Swamped by Unexpected Ridership Surge, Disabled Bikes
As Yogi Berra might have said: You can't ride Citi Bike anymore, it's too popular.
June 17, 2022
Pols Want City Crackdown on Car Noise, But Health Department is Silent
It's a noisy city, but the silence from the city Department of Health is particularly defeaning.
May 17, 2022
CLUELESS: New Department of Investigation Boss Isn’t Sure if Placard Abuse is a Thing (It Is)
At a hearing, DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber told Council members that overseeing the NYPD's failure to enforce of placard abuse wasn't yet on the agency's to-do list, despite a 2019 law requiring such oversight.
April 12, 2022
Manhattan Council Member Demands Safety Improvements on 10th and 11th Aves
“We essentially have four-lane highways running through the heart of our community,” said new Council Member Erik Bottcher.
February 3, 2022
