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Fewer Cars On Queensboro Bridge Means It’s Time To Take A Lane For Increasing Cyclists
Advocates want the city to convert one of the roadway lanes on the fabled span now that 16,000 fewer daily drivers are using it.
July 15, 2026
Too Little, Too Late: City Paints New Lanes on Queensboro Bridge Bike Path After Tragedy
Mamdani's DOT finally added new markings and signage to the Queensboro Bridge bike lane, but advocates aren't sure that it's enough.
July 8, 2026
OPINION: Clinton Street Has a Traffic Problem. So Let’s Make It A ‘Low Traffic Neighborhood’
The Williamsburg Bridge funnels 16,000 vehicles a day onto a single one-lane residential block, resulting in endless traffic and frequent pedestrian casualties.
July 1, 2026
Dead Cyclist’s Best Friend Demands Action Against Illegal Vehicles on City Streets
"Better street design" is not "some kind of mystery," says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 Queensboro Bridge crash.
June 15, 2026
View From The Bridge: Divert Cars From Gowanus With a Low-Traffic Neighborhood Plan
A car-free bridge? Nice, but how about a more coordinated traffic-calming for the booming residential community?
June 11, 2026
DOT Will Install Protected Bike Lane On Key Bklyn Bridge Connection This Fall
The city finally moves to rein in illegal parkers by repurposing part of the highway-sized Adams Street in Downtown Brooklyn.
June 9, 2026
Mayor Mamdani Must Rein in Illegal E-Motos After Queensboro Bridge Tragedy: Experts
City Hall must move to crack down on illegal stand-up electric scooters and illegal e-motos following a tragedy on the Queensboro Bridge.
May 29, 2026
Thursday’s Headlines: Great Bridge, Long Table Edition
The creators of "The Longest Table" want to set up a dinner table that stretches the length of the Brooklyn Bridge promenade. Plus the news.
May 28, 2026
Pols Want A Bike Lane From Bklyn Bridge To West Side Greenway — Just Not on Chambers Street Where Cyclists Want It
Cyclists are voting with their feet, but the politicians aren't yet on board.
May 15, 2026
Mamdani Will Upgrade Brooklyn Bridge Manhattan-Side Entrance By June
DOT will begin start construction in April of the Adams-era proposal to give cyclists and pedestrians their own entrances to the bridge.
March 27, 2026
