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Delivery Workers Say de Blasio’s Proposed E-Bike Rules Won’t Help Them
The de Blasio administration wants to clarify language permitting pedal-assist e-bikes, which most delivery workers don't use.
May 14, 2018
Helen Rosenthal Isn’t Leveling With Her Constituents About E-Bikes
Rosenthal, a vocal supporter of de Blasio's e-bike crackdown, is exaggerating the e-bike threat to her constituents and misrepresenting the way NYPD is conducting enforcement.
January 26, 2018
A Trucker Killed a Cyclist at the Spot Where de Blasio Announced His E-Bike Crackdown
Abu Rifat has died from injuries sustained when a tractor-trailer driver ran him over as he biked on Amsterdam Avenue earlier this month, NYPD said yesterday. The crash happened at the intersection where Mayor de Blasio announced his crackdown on food delivery workers who use electric bikes.
October 20, 2017
Council Members Press for Investigation of High MTA Construction Costs
City Council members are speaking up about the runaway price tag of subway infrastructure in New York City, pressing the MTA to rein in capital construction costs that outstrip those of peer cities across the globe.
October 16, 2017
Tonight: Testify Before CB 7 Votes on Riverside Park Greenway Detour
A late addition to the calendar: Manhattan Community Board 7 will vote on the Parks Department's proposal to route cyclists away from the waterfront greenway between 72nd Street and 83rd Street. If you want to preserve access to the flatter, straighter, better-lit waterfront path during the majority of the year when crowding is not an issue, tonight is the time to testify.
November 1, 2016
CB 7 Parks Committee Votes for Hilly Greenway Detour in Riverside Park
Manhattan Community Board 7's Parks and Environment Committee voted 4 to 1 last night in favor of the Parks Department's proposal to route cyclists away from from Riverside Park's waterfront greenway between 72nd Street and 83rd Street.
October 18, 2016
Three Bills Enhancing Bike Access to Buildings Get Council Approval
This afternoon the City Council voted in favor of a package of bills aimed to improve bike access to commercial and residential buildings.
September 14, 2016
New Riverside Park Master Plan May Send Greenway Cyclists on Hilly Detours
The waterfront greenway in Riverside Park is one of New York's most popular places to bike and walk. During the summer, it can get crowded -- so crowded that the Parks Department is proposing new detour routes to divert cyclists away from the waterfront path. Those routes are hillier and poorly lit, however, and advocates are worried that the department will compel cyclists to use them at all times.
June 29, 2016
Amsterdam Ave Protected Bike Lane Finally Happening After 28-13 CB 7 Vote
By a count of 28 in favor and 13 opposed, Manhattan Community Board 7 voted last night to endorse DOT’s plan for a protected bike lane along Amsterdam Avenue from 72nd Street to 110th Street. The vote affirmed a safety project that Upper West Siders have worked toward for several years, but the meeting itself devolved into farce, with some board members making a last-minute attempt to stop the redesign despite the long public process, endorsements from major elected officials, and the large crowd who turned out to support it.
February 3, 2016
Parks Department Proposes 9-Block Bike Detour on Hudson River Greenway
Cyclists could be forced to take a winding, hilly detour away from the Hudson River Greenway between 73rd Street and 82nd Street, thanks to a proposal from the Parks Department that has the support of Council Member Helen Rosenthal.
January 14, 2016