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
Monday’s Headlines: Death in Queens Edition
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Queens had a bloody weekend, with reports of two senior pedestrians and one teen cyclist being killed. Plus the rest of the news.
Another Queens Senior is Mowed Down — Driver Not Charged
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Do you realize that there are roughly 160 crashes per day in Queens?
Teen Cyclist Killed by Uncharged Truck Driver — 22nd Biker Death this Year
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Mario Valenzuela, 14, was killed on Borden Avenue at around 2 p.m. on Saturday — the 22nd cyclist to die this year, up from 10 in all of 2018.
BREAKING: Uber Sues City Over Cruising Empty Cap
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The city's proposed cap on cruising times for app-based cabs is "arbitrary" and illegal because it supersedes the state's traffic-reduction regulations, and was concocted secretly without taking into consideration other factors, a new lawsuit by Uber argues.
Circus Comes to Fresh Pond Road as Judge Visits a Bus Lane to Assess Legality
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As people gathered to protest government inaction on climate change on Friday, a Queens judge walked nine blocks to decide if the city can prioritize tens of thousands of transit riders over a few dozen car owners.
MTA Reveals First 48 Stations For Accessibility Upgrades
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The goal, the agency said earlier this week, would be to pick stations that would fill immediate gaps so that riders will no longer ever be more than two stops from a station with an elevator.
Queens Pedestrian Killed By Driver — Who is Uncharged
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A Queens senior citizen was killed by a driver as he walked — in a crosswalk — in a residential portion of Jamaica, police said on Friday.
Op-Ed: Density Is the Friend of Safe Streets and Transit
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Why city transportation activists should seek alliances with pro-growth groups.
Brooklyn Pol Offers Poor Fix After Death of 10-Year-Old Boy: Advocates
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“All bus stops should have bollards,” Council Member Chaim Deutsch said.
Friday’s Headlines: Burning Down Bus Service To Save It Edition
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The MTA cuts service along the busiest line in Brooklyn — plus all the other news to start your weekend off right.