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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.
July 18, 2025
Appeals Court Halts Adams’s Impending Bedford Ave. Protected Bike Lane Demolition
The judge's ruling came just as the city was set to begin the bike lane demolition process Tuesday evening.
July 15, 2025
New Yorkers Threaten Legal Action If Eric Adams Makes Bedford Ave. Less Safe for Cyclists
Brooklyn cyclists pledged to sue the city if they are killed or injured on Bedford Avenue after Mayor Adams makes it less safe.
July 15, 2025
‘Blood On His Hands’: Cyclists Slam Eric Adams After Judge Lets Him Remove Brooklyn Bike Lane
Mayor Adams will have “blood on his hands” for his decision to rip up three blocks of the popular protected bike lane.
July 10, 2025
Brooklyn Judge Lets Eric Adams Rip Up Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane
The mayor's move to rip up the bike lane did not require advanced notification, Judge Carolyn Walker-Diallo ruled.
July 9, 2025
‘Anti-Car Crusade’: Dinowitzes Slam Bronx Harlem River Greenway Bike Lane Touted by Mayor
The father-son duo are throwing a tantrum over the first leg of Mayor Adams's Harlem River Greenway.
July 8, 2025
DOT Boss Defends Adams’s ‘Vision Zero’ Record As Agency Fights A Bike Lane in Court
Traffic fatalities are down and the DOT is taking a victory lap — even as it argues against a protected bike lane in court.
July 2, 2025
Brooklyn Judge Once Again Declines to Rip Up Bedford Ave. Protected Bike Lane… For Now
Well-connected lawyer Frank Seddio argued against the Bedford Avenue protected bike lane in court on Tuesday.
July 1, 2025
DOT Testimony: Removing Bedford Ave. Bike Lane Will ‘Reduce Safety’
"Removing the protected bike lane won’t remove cyclists — it will only make the street less safe," the DOT said. "The city risks legal liability for knowingly reducing safety on a Vision Zero priority corridor."
June 30, 2025
Cyclists Tell Judge Carolyn Walker-Diallo: The Bedford Ave. Bike Lane is a Lifesaver
A judge will decide the fate of the Bedford Avenue bike lane on Tuesday. Streetsblog offers some user affidavits.
June 30, 2025