Reader Niles Ray sends in this bird's-eye view of bike lane construction on Eighth Avenue at 37th Street.
The extension of protected bike lanes on Eighth and Ninth Avenues was proposed by DOT last year, and won subsequent community board approval. The lanes and pedestrian islands will provide safer passage for cyclists and pedestrians north to 59th Street, providing access to the huge numbers of jobs in west Midtown.
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Mamdani deserve credit for the quick wins, but there's only so much he can accomplish by reversing the mistakes of Eric Adams.
Community Board 6 voted overwhelmingly to support a protected bike lane over DOT's unprotected proposal.
New York City's smaller neighbor was able to make big streetscape changes by centralizing planning for public space under one role.
Let's start raising revenue by charging a tiny fee for drivers to store their cars in the public right of way! Plus other news.
We're honoring the Presidents of the United States today, but let's do so with a little news roundup, ok?
Riders Alliance criticized Mamdani for eschewing the city's "original" busway plan that he campaigned to implement.
