Streetfilms Shorties: NYPD Blockage on Manhattan Bridge Approach

By Brad Aaron
Oct 8, 2009

The debut Streetfilms Shortie caught an errant scooter blocking a bike lane. This time it’s New York’s Finest, camped out in the Manhattan Bridge bike path at Canal and Chrystie.

A half-step forward, two steps back.

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Streetfilms Shortie: Double-Parking Insanity in the Jay Street Bike Lane

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 3, 2016

While out collecting footage yesterday, one of my missions was to document a whole bunch of street conditions that NYC DOT is actively working to improve. One was the chronic double-parking that has overrun the Jay Street bike lane in Downtown Brooklyn forever. The level of disregard for the bike lane is just about unmatched anywhere else in […]

Streetfilms Shorties: Fix the Dysfunctional Chrystie Street Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Oct 26, 2015

Back in February, Manhattan Community Board 3 asked DOT to study a protected bike lane for Chrystie Street. Head over there during any rush hour and it’s easy to see why: There are tons of people biking to and from the Manhattan Bridge, but the painted bike lanes on Chrystie are constantly blocked by double-parked […]

Streetfilms Shorties: The Manhattan Bridge Turns 100

By Ben Fried | Mar 5, 2010

The Manhattan Bridge officially opened on December 31, 1909. While its 100-year anniversary came and went with little fanfare a few months ago, city officials paid respects today. At the ceremony, Clarence caught up with Gridlock Sam Schwartz, who heads the NYC Bridge Centennial Commission. In this clip Schwartz describes the nearly catastrophic deterioration of […]

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Street Transformation: The Chrystie Street Protected Bike Lane

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Feb 27, 2017

At the end of 2016, NYC DOT completed work on the protected bike lane on Chrystie Street, a key connection between the Manhattan Bridge and the rest of the Manhattan bike network. The story of this bike lane is a case study in how good things happen when city officials are willing to listen to advocates with smart ideas.

Streetfilms Shorties: West Side Highway Crash Aftermath

By Elizabeth Press | Nov 18, 2009

A crash shut down the southbound West Side Highway for about two hours during the morning rush yesterday. The Times reported that a northbound driver catapulted into the southbound lanes, colliding with a southbound vehicle near 125th Street shortly before 7:00 a.m. Three people were injured and taken to St. Luke’s Hospital. I was riding […]

Streetfilms Shorties: Celebrating the Columbus Avenue Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Oct 29, 2010

For your viewing pleasure this weekend — Clarence filmed this short, exhilarating group ride down the brand new protected bike path on Columbus Avenue. New Yorkers won this mile of safer street after a down-to-the-wire Community Board 7 vote in favor of the plan. A lot of hard work and organizing went into that vote, […]