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NASCAR Parade Rolls Through Midtown This Morning
The top 10 NASCAR drivers drove a "victory lap" around Midtown Manhattan this morning as a part of "Championship Week." While Streetsblog would like to interpret this as an elaborate promotion for the creation of a congestion relief zone, it seems more likely that this is more about selling spaghetti sauce, laundry detergent and mayonnaise and getting a new race track built on Staten Island.
November 29, 2006
New Bike Lanes and Markings for the Lower East Side
DOT just finished striping new bike lanes and stencils along Grand Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side:
November 29, 2006
Happy Holiday
Sunday Afternoon Traffic: Copenhagen, Denmark. Sunday, October 1, 2006
November 22, 2006
Eyes on the Street: Occupied Territory
Here is a vehicle up in the Bronx that is too large for its driveway. So its owner just takes the sidewalk.
November 21, 2006
Grand Army Plaza Bollards: Saving Lives and Wrecking Cars
The scene on Monday morning at the pedestrian refuge island in the middle of Flatbush Avenue between Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Public Library.
November 8, 2006
Where in the City is This?
A community garden. A cyclist. A highrise in the background. Where in New York City is this?
November 1, 2006
Eyes on the Street: Washington Square Park
These burned-out cars on Washington Square Park were the result of:a) A rowdy Halloween Critical Mass ride on Friday.b) An alternate side of street parking mishap. c) The filming of the next Will Smith movie
October 31, 2006
Ride a Bike & Get the World’s Best Cookie Half-Price
While we're seeking great streets, we've found an exemplary store in Manhattan's Build a Green Bakery. This tiny East Village shop sells organic pastries, coffee and tea in an all-sustainable setting. The owner, City Bakery's Maury Rubin, made the space an environmentalists' showroom. He chose walls of wheat and sunflower husks and colored them with a milk-based paint. His floor is cork and his tabletop is responsibly-harvested bamboo, with recycled denim under the display counter. And get this: If you transport yourself to the store by bicycle, you get a 50% discount.
October 13, 2006