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
‘Our City Needs Us So We’re Here’: The Cyclists Delivering Badly-Needed Medical Supplies During COVID
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Cyclists to the rescue — again!
NYPD Gives a Few Details of New ‘No Report’ Crash Policy
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The NYPD says its plan to stop sending cops to the scene of minor car crashes will free up officers for more important work and reduce congestion — all “without sacrificing safety,” the agency claims. On Friday, the NYPD finally issued some limited information about its plan — first reported earlier this week by Streetsblog […]
KOMANOFF: Coronavirus Will Go Away, Congestion Pricing Must Not
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All four bedrock conditions that justified congestion pricing in the first place will almost certainly remain after COVID-19.
Friday’s Headlines: People Really Seem to Get It Edition
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Yesterday, legendary reporter Dan Rather looked around at all the space that's still allowed to car drivers and car storers and said he was made as hell and not going to take it anymore. And cover your face outside! Plus other news.
Hey, Empire State Building, Maybe You Can Sound the Alert About How Dangerous Brooklyn is For Cyclists
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Cyclists are still being injured in Southern Brooklyn at a disproportionate rate.
Don’t Let Coronavirus Prevent NYC from Buying Small Snowplows (…Wait, Wut?)
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That's a bizarre headline, but it makes sense when you consider what Council Member Ben Kallos is hoping to do on the Upper East Side and, eventually, all of Manhattan!
In Case You Didn’t Realize, But Here’s Why Trump’s Fuel-Economy Rollback is Terrible Policy
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The president's decision to relax crucial climate change and car-efficiency standards cannot be defended once all the facts are considered, as we do here.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Demise of Big Oil
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If you listen to no other podcast this week, check out this one with a electric car booster who sees the demise of the entire oil industry on the near horizon!
Thursday’s Headlines: April 1 Lacked Its Usual Mirth Edition
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Another day, another COVID. And now Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne is dead. Click here for news and a tribute to the rocker.
Two Queens Op-Eds: Keep MTA Buses Fare-Free After the Pandemic…
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For one candidate, an emergency measure for social distancing presents an opportunity for improving air quality and social equity.