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Mayor Launches First Phase of QueensWay Linear Park — But What About Transit?
The mayor appears to have chosen the QueensWay over the QueensLink.
September 16, 2022
OPINION: The MTA Must Reopen Its Restrooms — Now!
We need to build more public toilets, but first, let's end the indignity and restore the comfort stations we have.
July 14, 2022
Gridlock Sam: Give Cyclists a Car Lane on the Henry Hudson Parkway
A proposal for a temporary lane on the Henry Hudson Parkway gets an assist from Gridlock Sam!
June 10, 2022
OPINION: City Must Protect Bikers, Walkers During Hudson Greenway Closure
A hilly, unsafe detour needs better signage and physical barriers separating vulnerable road users from cars.
June 3, 2022
OPINION: Reversing the Parks Dept. Ban on E-Bikes is a Matter of Equity
Closing parks to e-assist bikes closes the park to so many New Yorkers — from families with children to essential workers to those with limited mobility. Mayor Adams must fix this.
June 3, 2022
Parks Department Can’t Guarantee Safe Alternate Route During Year-Long Brooklyn Greenway Repair
The Department of Transportation says it's working on it it, but nothing's been settled.
May 23, 2022
Parks Department Still Has No New Plan for E-Bikes and Greenways
Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue said that her agency is still trying to figure out how to allow the increasingly popular mobility option in her emerald empire.
May 6, 2022
Streetsblog’s Annual MLB Opening Day Preview! Yankee Stadium Edition
There's really no way to route, route, route for the home team.
April 6, 2022
Jackson Heights Pol to Mayor Adams: Fix de Blasio’s Travers Park Failure
The Adams Administration should force Koeppel Mazda to retreat from a street that should be fully pedestrianized for the benefit of the community, not a few cars, said Council Member Shekar Krishnan.
March 29, 2022
Cycling Groups Sound Alarm that More of Ocean Parkway Bike Path is Falling Apart
Do something, Mayor Adams, say two vaunted cycling groups.
March 2, 2022
