Yoshi Omi-Jarrett

Yoshi Omi-Jarrett is a graduate student studying Urban Planning at NYU. Originally from the Upper West Side, he attended Trinity College in Connecticut where he played baseball and majored in Sociology. He is a proud member of the Streetsblog Summer Specialist class of 2025.
Friday Video: Poor Bike Lane Design Shouldn’t be a Ticketable Offense
The Manhattan entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge bike path is confusing and dangerous, but that hasn’t stopped police from preying on cyclists.
Team Pedestrian Trounces Team Bus in Annual ‘Crosstown Bus Challenge’
Pedestrians beat the bus — but maybe for the last time?
Waste of Time: Full-Salaried NYPD Cops Now Needed to Enforce the Unprotected Bedford Avenue Bike Lane
Streets that are properly designed — with bike lanes that can't be blocked or narrower lanes in which drivers can't speed — don't need squads of cops to hand out tickets.
SQUEEZED: Welcome to the Newly Unsafe Bedford Avenue ‘Bike Lane’
Bike riders are now endangered by parked cars and fast-moving traffic between Willoughby and Flushing avenues, as drivers revert to doing ... exactly what they had been doing.
SEE IT! Small Japanese Pickup Truck Shows Bigger is Definitely Not Better
One Brooklyn business has seen the future of safe streets and heavy lugging — and it's going to be O-KEI!
Analysis: How to Leverage ‘City of Yes’ Zoning to Create More Housing Near Subways
Streetsblog analyses existing zoning, population and travel times to determine the best places for increasing housing density ... now!
DOT’s Uptown Greenway Connector is ‘Ridiculous’ — And Forces Cyclists to Cross a Highway Ramp!
The Department of Transportation’s proposed path forces cyclists to cross a highway and traverse stairs just to access the Hudson River Greenway.
Eyes on the Street: Meeker Avenue Bike Lane Is a Failure
The Department of Transportation still hasn't finished a critical bike lane under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that the agency has been stalling for over four years even after identifying the strip's danger and lack of proper signals.
Civic Panel Dings Adams For Cutting Bike and Bus Lanes Out of Fifth Av. Redesign
Mayor Adams's scaled down redesign of Fifth Avenue isn't a "real solution" to safety issues on the packed retail corridor, Manhattan Community Board 5 said.
Manhattan DA Says Alleged Central Park Hit-and-Run Cyclist Didn’t Flee, Drops Charges
Prosecutors said the 30-year-old cyclist "remained on the scene for about 45 minutes after the crash and waited for paramedics to arrive to treat the injured person."