Month: March 2022
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An Open Letter To DOT Commissioner Rodriguez on Eve of #FixCanal Workshop
An architect sets us up for tonight's Canal Street workshop.
March 7, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: Don’t Mess With Tony Melone Edition
We were very saddened to hear that a motorist and his thuggish passenger had beaten Friend of Streetsblog Tony Melone for the "crime" of having touched his car. Plus all the other news from a busy weekend.
March 7, 2022
Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Led Ongoing Boom Through 2021
Daily trips over the new eight-foot two-way bike path on the roadbed of the bridge’s Manhattan-bound side soared 27.2 percent across all of 2021, according to data compiled by Bike New York.
March 7, 2022
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Which Precinct Disrespects its Neighbors the Worst?
Yes, it's time for Streetsblog's annual tournament, where 16 police precincts compete for the title of Worst Neighbor to the community it is supposed to protect and serve.
March 7, 2022
DWI Electric Bike Rider Injures Two Brooklyn Pedestrians, Cops Say
A drugged-out electric bike rider struck two pedestrians in Brooklyn, critically wounding one, cops said — a rare crash involving a bike rider and a pedestrian.
March 6, 2022
Crash and Explosion on Prospect Park West Destroys Beloved War Memorial
It is not unfair to say that Americans are now far more likely to die in a car crash than in a foreign war.
March 6, 2022
Op-Ed: It is Unconscionable that the Department of Environmental Protection Wants to Reduce Air Quality
The agency needs to live up to its name.
March 6, 2022
Grecia White’s ‘Women Who Bike At Night’ Doc Celebrates the Joys of Riding After Dark
"Whoever’s curious about riding at night: you can start out with a friend, you know yourself, your body, and your limits. If it’s something you’re curious about, it’s worth a try."
March 5, 2022
Private Garbage Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian at Dangerous Brooklyn Intersection
The driver of a private sanitation truck struck and killed a man at a notoriously dangerous Brooklyn intersection on Friday afternoon, the latest in a string of fatal crashes amid the deadliest year so far under Vision Zero.
March 4, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: ‘Home Rule’ Rocks Edition
Albany must unshackle the city so that it can use life-saving street-safety tools. Plus other news.
March 4, 2022
