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Cyclist Killed in Staten Island — Becomes 16th Victim This Year
A tow truck driver ran over and killed a teen cyclist on Tuesday afternoon in Staten Island — making him the 16th cyclist to die in an already bloody year.
July 23, 2019
Lower East Side ‘Resiliency’ Plan Hits New Potholes
Electeds, residents demand independent review of proposal that digs up a park and endangers cyclists while sparing a highway.
July 23, 2019
Tuesday Headlines: So, About that NYPD Crackdown Edition
The NYPD just concluded its three-week "crackdown" on reckless drivers and bike lane blockers. So how did that go? Click for that story — and so much more!
July 23, 2019
No Big Changes Coming to Dangerous Riverside Park Bike ‘Detour’
Cyclists think the Parks Department is not taking safety concerns seriously along a hastily built, steep, dark, root-damaged detour from the Hudson River Greenway that was installed to separate pedestrians from cyclists along the much-used river route.
July 22, 2019
East Village to City: Protect Cyclists Better Now
“It’s hectic, unsafe,” said Danika Underhill, a resident who wants the city to do better.
July 18, 2019
Think Cars Will Always Dominate Because ‘New York’s Not Holland’? Well, Neither Was Holland!
This one's for all you politicians and community board types out there who reject street safety plans because "New York's not Holland."
July 18, 2019
Cyclists Demand More Bike Lanes, Less Community Boards and Even Some Roads of their Own
One hundred miles of protected bike lanes in two years. No cars on some key routes for cyclists. Less engagement with community boards. And no more delays in life-saving road redesigns "for non-transportation-related political reasons." It's a start.
July 18, 2019
Mayor: I Want to Do Citi Bike on the Cheap (And I’ll Try to Keep Riders Safe)
Citi Bike is the only form of mass transit that does not get a public subsidy. Mayor de Blasio does not want to change that.
July 17, 2019
Biking While Female — ‘Slut,’ ‘Bitch,’ and ‘Dumb Broad’
Women share their stories of intimidation on the roads, proving again that car culture is bro culture.
July 17, 2019
Um, Injuries to Cyclists Are Actually UP In Eight of 10 ‘Priority Bicycle Districts’
Injuries to cyclists continue to rise in community boards that the Department of Transportation identified as safety priority areas, according to data crunched by Streetsblog.
July 16, 2019