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

The afternoon bus lane on Fresh Pond Road is working. Photo: Dave Colon

Another ‘Busway’ Success: Fresh Pond Road Commuters are Getting Better Service

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

Bus speeds along Fresh Pond Road in Queens — where the city removed some metered parking to create a dedicated bus route during the evening rush hour — have improved by 125 percent.

The current "shared path" is too narrow, too steep and doesn't really keep pedestrians and cyclists apart — which was the whole point of diverting cyclists from the Hudson River Greenway between 72nd and 83rd streets. Photo: Streetsblog

Advocates Renew Urgent Call for Riverside Park Bike Bypass Fix

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

The Parks Department's detour is a dangerous and hastily conceived fix that's not working.

A rendering from the city's East Side Coastal Resiliency plan shows the East River waterfront.

STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION! City Mulls Protected Bike Lanes on Lower East Side

By Eve Kessler | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

Move would create alternative routes as the East Side Greenway is closed for flood protection.

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Friday’s Headlines: A Little Sick Today Edition

By Streetsblog | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

We're feeling a little sick, so let's get right to the news:

Cops and cops and cops and cops are all over the subways. Photo: Caitlin Plaut

MTA Will Spend $249M On New Cops to Save $200M on Fare Evasion

By Dave Colon | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

Guess this is why they don't call it the Mathematics Transportation Authority.

That's NYPD Transportation Bureau Chief Thomas Chan at the far left in this picture with his boss, Mayor de Blasio back in 2017, when Chan and Hizzoner were boasting of their e-bike crackdown. Photo: Edwin J. Torres/Mayoral Photography Office

De Blasio Stands By NYPD Transportation Chief Thomas Chan, Despite Missteps

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

The exchange between Streetsblog and Hizzoner was telling.

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Thursday’s Headlines: Howard Yaruss is An American Treasure Edition

By Streetsblog | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

An Upper West Sider crusades against free parking — plus all the other news from a busy Wednesday.

As a politician, Manhattan DA Cy Vance has put forward a great bill to hold drivers accountable. As a prosecutor, he has failed to do so consistently. Photo: Adam Schultz

Kill a Woman With a Gun? Twenty Years to Life. Kill a Woman With a Car? A $750 Fine.

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

As a politician, Manhattan DA Cy Vance has put forward a great bill to hold drivers accountable. As a prosecutor, he has failed to do so consistently. A new case makes that crystal clear.

A churro vendor was placed in cuffs at a Bushwick subway station on Monday — even as another detained churro vendor was protesting her mistreatment at a rally. Photo: Rafael Martinez

Brooklyn Pol to Cuomo: Get Your Anti-Immigrant Cops Out of the Subway

By Streetsblog | Nov 13, 2019 | No Comments

Council Member Antonio Reynoso speaks for many people watching with dismay how our city's law enforcement is cracking down on people who do not appear to pose a threat to the public.