Eyes on the Street
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Eyes on the Street: Signs of Greenway Progress on Flushing Avenue
Construction on the two-way protected bikeway is underway, three years behind schedule.
June 15, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Start the Countdown for Midtown’s Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes
DOT crews were out installing preliminary markings on 26th Street today.
June 13, 2018
Queens Boulevard Needs Better Barriers to Protect Cyclists From Idiots Like This Guy
DOT's design for the Queens Boulevard capital project calls for placing the bike lane on a mountable curb, which would do little to prevent incidents like this.
June 8, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Fort Greene’s Fowler Square Plaza Is Back and Better Than Ever
DOT made the short block of South Elliott Place between Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue car-free using paint and planters in 2012. Now it's concrete.
May 31, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Pedestrian Life Rafts in the Flatbush/Atlantic Asphalt Ocean
There's a little more protection for pedestrians crossing the street around Atlantic Terminal and the Barclays Center.
May 21, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Fulton Street Gets Its New Bus Lanes
Council Member Laurie Cumbo tried and failed to get DOT to scale back the project.
May 18, 2018
Take a Look at Lower Manhattan’s Newest Bikeway, Coming to Life on Park Row
The street has been mostly off-limits to the public since 9/11.
May 11, 2018
108th Precinct Cracks Down on Sidewalk Parking — NYPD Placard Holders Not Included
A year into Mayor de Blasio's "crackdown," cops and other placard-holding city employees know they can still leave their personal vehicles anywhere they damn well please.
April 20, 2018
Clinton Street Protected Bike Lane Returns After Two-Month Hiatus
The two-way bike lane had vanished between Grand Street and East Broadway after DOT repaved the street at the end of November.
February 2, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Dockless Citi Bike Prototypes Spotted in Brooklyn
Black bicycles with the distinctive Citi Bike frame and fenders have been spotted around Brooklyn this month, and we can confirm that they are prototypes for potential dockless bike-share service operated by Motivate.
January 23, 2018
