NYPD (Yes, NYPD) Says Deadly Williamsburg Intersection Needs Redesign
"That intersection needs engineering fixes to make it safe,” Captain Mark Vazquez of the 90th Precinct said during a Community Board 1 meeting on Tuesday night.
January 7, 2021
Judge: City Can Move Ahead With Flushing Busway
“The city can proceed now with the busway," the opponents' lawyer told Streetsblog.
January 5, 2021
UPDATED: Another Cyclist Killed Along Brooklyn’s Deadly Third Avenue on Christmas Morning
A notorious Sunset Park death trap claims the life of a 33-year-old man.
December 30, 2020
Developers Want to Cut Required Bike Parking In Midtown Tower
The builders of a massive tower next to Grand Central Terminal want to reduce by nearly 65 percent the amount of bike parking they are required to include in their project. Members of Community Board 5 were incensed.
December 24, 2020
DOI REPORT: NYPD Inappropriately Used Bikes As Weapons
“Our general finding is those tactics were overused in a disproportionate way," the Department of Investigations commissioner says.
December 19, 2020
City Finally Commits To Finishing Queens Boulevard Bike Lane — Again
The city said it would finally break ground on the last phase of the long-delayed Queens Boulevard protected bike lane next year — and exactly as it was originally designed. Sorry, Karen!
December 15, 2020
Cops: 24th Cyclist Killed By Truck Driver In Harlem
Another cyclist — likely the 24th this year — has died on a New York City street, and police are blaming the victim.
December 11, 2020
The Bike Boom Continues — Cycling Triples on the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway
More and more cyclists, but only a slow increase in infrastructure.
December 8, 2020
Cycling is Up, Car Trips are Down, De Blasio is Confused
Here's some fuzzy math: Cycling over the city's East River bridges continues to increase, while car traffic over the very same spans continues to fall — yet the de Blasio administration is doing nothing to add space for bike riders.
December 7, 2020
Family of Hit-and-Run Victim Seeks Public’s Help Searching for Speeding Driver
The latest unsolved hit-and-run has left a family struggling to pay medical bills.
December 3, 2020
