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DOT Celebrates A Decade of Safety Improvements on Queens Blvd.

The former "Boulevard of Death" now has protected bike lanes running for nearly its entire length.

November 13, 2024

Thursday’s Headlines: Lawyers Against Bike Lanes Edition

Mayoral candidate Jim Walden has no regrets about his past fighting the Prospect Park West bike lane. Plus more news.

October 31, 2024

Mythbusting: Don’t Assume Orthodox Jews Only Drive — We Want Bike Lanes, Too

City planners too often choose not to put bike lanes in certain places based on the myth that Orthodox Jews don't use them.

October 30, 2024

Monday’s Headlines: Judge is Jury and Executioner Edition

When will anti-safety NIMBYs realize that you can't fight City Hall ... when the city is following the law and making streets safer. Plus other news.

October 28, 2024

‘Surrender’: Adams Cuts Bus, Bike Lanes From Fifth Ave. Plan

Fifth Avenue will get more sidewalk, but bus riders and cyclists have to make way for the almighty car.

October 17, 2024

The Mayor’s Ashland Pl. Compromise Remains a Safety Menace

The unsafe southernmost block of Ashland Place in Brooklyn remains a hotbed for crashes and confusion.

October 16, 2024

FLIP-FLOP: City Brings Back Road Diet For McGuinness Blvd.

The boulevard of death will get a full safety project after all.

October 2, 2024

City To Close Bike Lane Gap in Lower Sixth Ave.

The Sixth Avenue bike lane will finally run from the Financial District to Central Park — with a few twists along the way.

October 1, 2024

Monday’s Headlines: A Worthy Ribbon-Cutting Edition

The DOT will formally open the protected bike lane on the Washington Bridge connecting upper Manhattan to The Bronx. Plus other news.

September 16, 2024

Wow, The Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Is Really Happening

DOT will begin installing the long-awaited protected bike lane in Bedford-Stuyvesant in the next few weeks, officials said.

September 10, 2024