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Eduardo Perez is an e-bike rider who was harassed by Mayor de Blasio — but his bike will soon be legal, says the chairman of a key Senate committee. Photo: Wilfred Chan

Have No Fear, Advocates: State E-Bike Bill Will Become Law

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 16, 2019 | 4 Comments

The chairman of the State Senate Transportation Committee said he is "confident" that the governor will sign the bill legalizing e-bikes and scooters because his veto will be overridden if he doesn't.

These trucks are parked on what is supposed to be a protected bike lane on West Street in Greenpoint. Photo: Jon Orcutt

Live from West Street: It’s NOT a Protected Bike Lane If Cars Can Park On It

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 15, 2019 | 18 Comments

As Rene Magritte would have said, "Ceci n'est pas un protected bike lane."

NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan declared the new policy.

NYPD: We Will No Longer Target Grieving Cyclists after Crashes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 14, 2019 | 11 Comments

NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan (pictured) announced that the department would no longer write summonses to cyclists in the wake of a driver killing a cyclist.

Cops don't care — and the roads are poorly designed, says a former mayoral aide.

CYCLE OF RAGE: In Defense of Fast-Fingered Former Mayoral Aide Eric Phillips

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 10, 2019 | 10 Comments

Former mayoral aide Eric Phillips made a gaffe on Tuesday night — but in doing so revealed the essential truth that the de Blasio administration doesn't care about really fixing the problem of road fatalities.

Update from Brad Lander: Yes, Reckless Driver Bill is Moving Slowly, But Change is Coming

By Brad Lander | Jul 10, 2019 | 10 Comments

The bill has taken a long time to go from Lander's drafting table to, we hope, the mayor's desk. So here to update us is the council member himself.

A thousand cyclists lay down with their bikes in Washington Square Park in order to protest the traffic violence that has killed 15 cyclists so far this year.

Washington Square Park Die-In: Team Coverage

By Eve Kessler, Dave Colon and Julianne Cuba | Jul 9, 2019 | 35 Comments

Streetsblog reporters bring you pictures and commentary from the TransAlt mass action.

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