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Eyes on the Street: Jackson Heights Triangle Turns Into a Plaza
Sometimes, it's the little things that make a big difference. Manuel de Dios Unanue Triangle provides a speck of green along Roosevelt Avenue in the packed Jackson Heights neighborhood, but for years, there was nowhere to sit.
May 5, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Whole Foods Takes the Whole Bike Lane (and Sidewalk)
The huge surface parking lot and inward-facing, suburban-style design were bad enough. Now the Gowanus Whole Foods Market is taking over the Third Avenue bike lane and sidewalk as a private loading zone.
May 2, 2014
Ten Months Later, Parks Department Fills in Hudson River Greenway Hole
Last June, we reported on a sinkhole in the Hudson River Greenway just north of 181st Street in Washington Heights. The Parks Department, which manages the path, said it had cordoned off the hole and was assessing the situation. As of yesterday, nothing much had changed in ten months -- except the hole has filled with leaves and grown slightly larger, swallowing more of the greenway path along with it. Now, the Parks Department says it has filled in the hole as a temporary measure.
April 7, 2014
Eyes on the Street: What’s Up With the 8th Ave Bike Lane at Penn Station?
Yesterday the Tri-State Transportation Campaign tweeted this photo of the new Eighth Avenue bike lane alignment between 31st Street and 33rd Street. On this stretch, there's no longer physical protection for cyclists, and motorists can double-park in the bike lane. What gives?
March 25, 2014
Eyes on the Street: City Can’t Keep Up With Snowy Sidewalk Complaints
New Yorkers are told to notify 311 about sidewalks that need to be cleared of snow and ice. That's what I did after I came across the 214th Street steps on Saturday, but as of today my request has yet to be acted on.
February 10, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Rehab of Inwood’s 215th Step-Street Finally Underway
After years of delays, work began today to rebuild the 215th Step-Street in Inwood.
January 28, 2014
Eyes on the Street: 78th Precinct Clears the Bergen Street Bike Lane
The story of the Bergen Street bike lane, and the 78th precinct, keeps getting better.
January 23, 2014
Eyes on the Street: How Snow Makes the Case for Traffic Calming
Streetsblog asked and you delivered. Earlier we sent out a call for photos of snowy streets where drivers or plows had cleared a path while leaving much of the remaining the asphalt untouched. It's an easy way to visualize the opportunities for permanent sidewalk extensions like like neckdowns and bulb-outs -- but you have to snap a photo before it melts.
January 3, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Safer Crossings in North Corona
When we last checked in on the intersection of 114th Street and 34th Avenue in September, construction was about to start on a new pedestrian island and crosswalk leading to an existing path next to the Whitestone Expressway [PDF]. Now, work is nearly complete as winter sets in, and pedestrians and cyclists have a safer crossing to the path.
November 27, 2013