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This Week: Better Transit in Flushing, Safer Streets in Harlem
By Streetsblog |
Not to count chickens before they hatch, but if you’re thinking of going on Saturday’s Brooklyn Waterfront Epic Ride, the weather will probably cooperate and spare you the broiling heat of this past weekend. Right now, the forecast for Brooklyn predicts the mercury won’t rise above 90 degrees. Tuesday: Come out to Flushing High School […]
A Look at the Safer, Smoother First Ave in East Harlem and Upper East Side
By Ben Fried |
We mentioned this briefly in a post about the bike access improvements on the Manhattan side of the Queensboro Bridge, but the redesign of First Avenue in East Harlem and the Upper East Side is completed and worth a closer look. On October 15, DOT announced that work had wrapped up on the First Avenue project, […]
Tomorrow: Celebrate a Safer East Side With TA and Melissa Mark-Viverito
By Brad Aaron |
Tomorrow, Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito and Transportation Alternatives will take a well-deserved victory lap on the First and Second Avenue protected bike lanes. Streetsblog readers know how difficult it was to overcome the misinformation campaign waged by a small number of business owners who didn’t want to see street improvements come to East Harlem. But […]
Today’s Headlines
By Stephen Miller |
Stringer Unveils East River Park Plan, Calls for Elevated Bike Path at 14th Street (NYT) De Blasio Anti-Bike Lane Tour Continues at Meeting of Young Progressive Bklyn Dems (City & State) Woman Dies in Harlem 2-Car Crash; Up to 6 Injured as Cars Careen Onto Sidewalk (DNA, Post, News) Driver Charged in Hit-and-Run Death of Shu Ying Liu Grins […]
The Weekly Carnage
By Summer Greenstein |
The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage. Fatal Crashes (11 Killed Since Jan. 1; No Drivers Charged*) UWS: Cooper Stock, 9, Struck in Crosswalk by Cab Driver, Along With Father; No Charges […]
East 106th Street Road Diet and Bike Lanes Head to Manhattan CB 11
By Stephen Miller |
Running between Fifth Avenue and FDR Drive, 106th Street in East Harlem should provide a key bike connection between Central Park and Randall’s Island. NYC DOT is proposing a road diet and painted bike lanes [PDF] to improve safety on the street, and Community Board 11’s transportation committee could vote on the plan soon. At 60 […]