A week after two cyclists were killed in midtown, NY1 wants to know, in its very limited multiple choice format, what needs to be done to make New York City safer for cyclists. Your options are: New &amp; improved bike lanes Traffic enforcement Bike safety education Cast your vote in NY1&#8217;s &#8220;Snap Poll&#8221; here.

NY1 Snap Poll: How to Make NYC Safer For Cyclists?

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<p>Kea Wilson has more than a dozen years of experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea</a>.</p>


Kea Wilson

Bike Lanes

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<div class="p-rich_text_section">Nolan Hicks is a longtime reporter in New York City, who focuses on investigative stories. He spent six years at The New York Post where his stories prompted the MTA to redesign parts of the Second Avenue Subway&#8217;s East Harlem extension and helped uncover the LIRR overtime scandal. As a contributor to Curbed/New York Magazine, he dove into Amtrak&#8217;s failing power grid, NJ Transit&#8217;s reliability crisis and why it costs the MTA $100 million to put elevators into stations. He has also worked at the New York Daily News, Austin American-Statesman and San Antonio Express-News.  He joined Streetsblog in January 2025.</div>
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Nolan Hicks

<p>Before joining Streetsblog, Sophia Lebowitz was a filmmaker and journalist covering transportation and culture in New York City.</p>


Sophia Lebowitz

Criminal Crackdown on Cyclists 2025

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<p>Mike Peregudov is the co-founder of <a href="https://www.getwhizz.com">Whizz</a>, an e-bike subscription service based in the United States.</p>


Mike Peregudov

e-bikes

How Cheap Technology Could Fix New York’s E-Bike Enforcement Mess

<p>Julia Lichtblau turned cycling-activist after seeing cars driving on the Schermerhorn Street bike lane. Formerly a journalist at BusinessWeek and Dow Jones, she writes fiction, criticism and essays in Brooklyn.</p>


Julia Lichtblau

Cycling

OPINION: What Do You Call a Cyclist Who’s Been Hit By an E-Biker?

<p>Yoshi Omi-Jarrett is a graduate student studying Urban Planning at NYU. Originally from the Upper West Side, he attended Trinity College in Connecticut where he played baseball and majored in Sociology. He is a proud member of the Streetsblog<span style="font-size: var(--wp--custom--size--font--large)"> Summer Specialist class of 2025.</span></p>


Yoshi Omi-Jarrett

Bike Lane Enforcement

Waste of Time: Full-Salaried NYPD Cops Now Needed to Enforce the Unprotected Bedford Avenue Bike Lane

<p>Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He&#8217;s also the writer and producer of &#8220;Murder at the Food Coop,&#8221; which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/cycle-of-rage">archived here</a>.</p>


Gersh Kuntzman

Protected Bike Lanes

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<p>Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.</p>


Dave Colon

Parks

The City Is Doing to Prospect Park What It Needs to Do to All Parks

<p>Max White worked at The Post and Courier, South Carolina&#8217;s biggest newspaper, for two years before moving to New York. He loves urbanism, sports and movies. He joins Streetsblog as a winter associate in the Class of 2026.</p>


Max White

Summer Streets

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Federal Funding

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<p>David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as an editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.</p>


David Meyer

Today's Headlines

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Carnage

Drunk Driver Arrested In High-Speed Harlem Crash That Killed Cyclist, Injured Four Others

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<p>Jason Varone battles the streets everyday during a 9 mile commute on his bicycle from downtown Brooklyn to the Upper East Side.  In addition to his efforts on Streetsblog, he is an artist making work related to the environment and technology.  Examples of his work can be found at www.varonearts.org.</p>
