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Before the bike lane was installed, we needed to use human beings to protect us. Photo:

Queens Bike Lane Foes Refuse to See Reality

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 19, 2018

As always, drivers have met the enemy — and it is anyone but them!

This is my signing off pose. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Streetsblog Forever

By Ben Fried | Oct 19, 2018

Here's what changed during my ten immensely rewarding years producing stories for Streetsblog - and what's still on the to-do list.

Proposed bike lane projects for Corona, Jackson Heights, and East Elmhurst. The dotted lines indicate the proposed routes: blue for painted lanes, green for protected lanes, and purple for sharrows. Image: DOT

DOT Plans Small ‘Big Jump’ into Bike Lane Expansion in Queens

By David Meyer | Oct 18, 2018

But new routes proposed for Elmhurst, Corona, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights fall short of their supersized name.

Leave It to Lyft? Trust Uber? (But Who’s Gonna Watch the FHV Surcharges?)

By Charles Komanoff | Oct 18, 2018

Streetsblog's resident taxi maven highlights a huge flaw in the city and state's plan to charge surcharges on yellows, Ubers, black cars and green cars that enter Manhattan below 96th St.

State Senator Marty Golden objecting to a street safety improvement on Gerritsen Avenue. Photo: Twitter

Dear Marty Golden: This is an Opinion Column and You Are A Street Safety Menace

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 18, 2018

Our columnist is still writing about Marty Golden's obsession with traffic safety.

Thursday’s Headlines: Live on NY1 Edition

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 18, 2018

Forgive me if I make this quick, but I'm on tap to serve up Borscht Belt shtick as a foil to Pat Kiernan's legendary Canadian politeness on NY1 this morning at around 7:20. Tune in and watch me defend bike lanes. Meanwhile, it was a busy day yesterday, so click for all the news!