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UPDATE: DOT Says It Will Fix Screwed-Up Delancey and Allen Intersection
The Department of Transportation now says it will fix everything at the newly ruined intersection of Delancey and Allen streets.
October 24, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Flushing Avenue Bike Lane Takes Shape
Here it is, folks, your first look at just how great Flushing Avenue might be.
October 22, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Pilot Dockless Bike Share on Staten Island is a Joke
Our editor tests two systems hoping to take on Citi Bike. Good luck with that.
September 10, 2018
Eyes On The Street: Westside Greenway Bollards Still Causing Injuries And Mayhem To Cyclists They Are Supposed to Protect
Lots of cyclists + narrow spaces between security bollards = mayhem.
August 12, 2018
Eyes on the Street: NYPD Cedes 29th Street Protected Bike Lane to Illegally Parked Drivers
It took two deaths to get DOT to install protected bike lanes on 26th and 29th streets in Midtown. Now that the lanes are in, what will it take for NYPD and DOT to keep them clear?
August 8, 2018
NYPD Says Cops Can Block Fire Hydrants With Personal Vehicles, Because They’re Cops
There's no such thing as authorized illegal parking. That's not how laws work.
August 6, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Day Seven Without Speed Cameras
This was the scene on West 89th Street by PS 166 yesterday afternoon, where the driver of this Mazda amassed enough speed to flip it on its side.
July 31, 2018
Ride On! Bike Lanes on 26th and 29th Streets in Manhattan Are (Mostly) Open For Business
Cyclists are finally able to (mostly) use two key crosstown bike lanes on 26th and 29th streets in Manhattan — and our reporter went for a ride.
July 24, 2018
The Sunday Parking Free-for-All on Junction Boulevard
On Sunday, parking meters aren't in effect, people double-park by the dozen, and access to commercial streets gets harder.
July 9, 2018
Go Ahead — Take a Ride on the Park Row Bikeway
After years of limited public access, the Park Row project will improve north-south bike trips under the Brooklyn Bridge, and will link the bridge and Chinatown.
June 18, 2018