Sandy
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Post-Sandy, Queens Gets Back Into Multi-Modal Action
NYC has suffered greatly post-Sandy. While we still have a long way to go in the recovery, people are starting to go back to work and venture out of their homes.
November 2, 2012
How New Yorkers Are Getting Around After Sandy
With the heart of the subway system knocked out of commission, this morning the Streetfilms crew -- Clarence Eckerson, Elizabeth Press, and Robin Urban Smith -- headed out to the bridge crossings that link Brooklyn and Queens to Manhattan, to document how New Yorkers are getting around under emergency conditions.
November 1, 2012
Why NYC Needs Busways and Traffic Reduction, in Two Pictures
Here's a look at Roosevelt Avenue and 82nd Street in Jackson Heights earlier this afternoon. Streetfilms' Clarence Eckerson says the line to get onto these buses snaked twice as long as what you can see in the frame. Buses were already rolling up full and proceeded to crawl along Roosevelt, in traffic, at walking speed.
October 31, 2012
Cuomo: “Bus Bridge” Linking Manhattan and Brooklyn Coming Soon
A few quick takeaways from Governor Cuomo's recently-concluded press conference on the recovery from Sandy:
October 31, 2012
Sandy Aftermath: Where Would You Reserve More Space for Buses and Bikes?
As the flood waters recede from New York City, it looks like the effects of Hurricane Sandy are going to linger in the city's subway tunnels. MTA Chair Joe Lhota has called the storm the most devastating disaster to strike the subway system in its 108-year history.
October 30, 2012