Nick Grossman
Nick Grossman is an urbanist, web developer, and neighborhood handyman, and is the web designer/developer behind Streetsblog. For the past three years, he worked for Project for Public Spaces studying the behavior of people in public spaces, real and virtual. Now, he's the design director for a web startup. He lives in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn and likes to walk fast.
Recent Posts
EXCLUSIVE: Comptroller Stringer Asks MTA Board To Slow Down Reorganization Plan
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“I urge the Board to take a close look at this proposed plan, ensure it protects the best interests of riders and the city’s finances and vote for changes if not. We cannot afford to get this wrong," Stringer said
Wednesday’s Headlines: Another Day of Mass Carnage Edition
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Tuesday brought another two dead cyclists in a city that is now already seven cyclist deaths ahead of all of last year. Plus all the other news (including the New Yorker living up to its name, finally!).
So How Equitable is the Citi Bike Expansion? Actually, It’s Not Bad!
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“Equity will be central to everything we do in this expansion.” That was Citi Bike’s Head of Micromobility Policy Caroline Samponaro, touting the expansion of the popular bike share system last week — a four-year rollout that will slowly expand Citi Bike to The Bronx, Upper Manhattan and more parts of Brooklyn and Queens. But is […]
Bloody Tuesday: Second Cyclist of the Day — 17th This Year — is Killed
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A cyclist was killed by a box truck on McGuinness Boulevard Tuesday afternoon, the second bike rider to die in the day and the 17th fatality of the year.
Cyclist Killed in Staten Island — Becomes 16th Victim This Year
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A tow truck driver ran over and killed a teen cyclist on Tuesday afternoon in Staten Island — making him the 16th cyclist to die in an already bloody year.
Cy Vance’s Tale of Two Cities: Bus Fare Evaders Go To Court; Subway Scofflaws Go Free
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Despite a headline-grabbing vow to stop prosecuting fare evasion, Manhattan DA Cy Vance will still throw the book at you for getting on the bus without paying.
Lower East Side ‘Resiliency’ Plan Hits New Potholes
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Electeds, residents demand independent review of proposal that digs up a park and endangers cyclists while sparing a highway.
Tuesday Headlines: So, About that NYPD Crackdown Edition
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The NYPD just concluded its three-week "crackdown" on reckless drivers and bike lane blockers. So how did that go? Click for that story — and so much more!
No Big Changes Coming to Dangerous Riverside Park Bike ‘Detour’
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Cyclists think the Parks Department is not taking safety concerns seriously along a hastily built, steep, dark, root-damaged detour from the Hudson River Greenway that was installed to separate pedestrians from cyclists along the much-used river route.
‘Circuit’ Broken: There’s a New Microtransit Service in Town (Sort Of)
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Williamsburg residents have started seeing weird nine-seat electric vans plying the area's already crowded streets — and some, apparently, are getting free shuttle service to wherever they want to go in the neighborhood.