Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike NY

The cones designating what was supposed to be a temporary bike lane near the Second Avenue gap have been moved. Photo: Julianne Cuba

… But Second Avenue’s Temporary PBL Has DISAPPEARED!

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 31, 2020 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation has not maintained its own temporary protected bike lane at the notoriously dangerous Second Avenue gap near the Queens Midtown Tunnel in Manhattan, forcing cyclists to ride with drivers racing to turn left into the tunnel.

The intersection where a hit-and-run driver struck a woman Monday morning.

Woman In Critical Condition After Hit-And-Run on Queens Boulevard

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 30, 2020 | No Comments

Paramedics rushed the woman in critical condition to Jamaica Hospital, which is already dealing with an influx of coronavirus patients.

Can't we just get this? Photo: NYC DOT/Flickr

Advocates and Corey Johnson To Mayor: Here Are The Streets To Close to Cars

By Dave Colon | Mar 23, 2020 | No Comments

Transportation Alternatives and Bike New York are going way further than the mayor will go (obvs).

UPDATED: Cuomo Order Declares Bike Shops ‘Non-Essential’ Despite Cycling Surge

By Gersh Kuntzman and Eve Kessler | Mar 20, 2020 | No Comments

Gov. Cuomo's just-issued shelter-in-place order allows for "essential" businesses to remain open, but the car-loving Big Dog has defined "essential" to include auto repair shops, but not bicycle repair shops.

Bike injuries are down but cyclists in Southern Brooklyn are still disproportionately getting hurt.
Photo: Hilda Cohen

NYPD: Bike Injuries Are Up 43 Percent During Coronavirus Crisis

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 19, 2020 | No Comments

If the corona doesn't get you, the car owner might.

The Triboro Bridge pedestrian path, which cyclists aren't allowed to use per MTA rules. Photo: Google Street View/Samuel Baumel

Activists And Elected Officials: Now Would Be A Great Time To Open MTA Bridges To Cyclists

By Dave Colon | Mar 10, 2020 | No Comments

"We asked for a pilot on the Triborough, and they wouldn't even entertain that," said Jon Orcutt of Bike New York. "These guys are barely in the 20th century."

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