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Wednesday’s Headlines: The Best and Worst of De Blasio Edition
As predicted, Tuesday was "Tale of Two de Blasios" day in New York, with the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge bike path, but dueling rallies to protest all the car-caused carnage this year. Plus all the other news.
September 15, 2021
Will New Brooklyn Bridge Bike Path Also Reform a Notorious Placard Zone?
The protected bike lane on the roadbed of the Brooklyn Bridge is about to open, but the real news is what the Department of Transportation is doing just north of the bridge's Manhattan end — where a redesign of Foley Square has the potential to clean up one of the most notorious placard abuse zones in the city.
August 27, 2021
Eyes on the Street: East Side Crosstown Bike Lanes Re-Emerge
After much argument, the permanent 61st and 62nd Street cycle paths are here. Sort of.
August 25, 2021
OPINION: What Should Be Done About Canal Street?
The nostrums are no mystery. Rather than doing a million more studies, the city should just fix it.
August 9, 2021
OPINION: Build the Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path Now!
The DOT should not allow dangerous conditions for walkers and bikers to fester until the end of 2022. But it will — so as not to inconvenience motorists.
August 4, 2021
O! Be Joyful! The Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Has Made It To Manhattan
The path won't be open for cycling for a few months, however.
July 26, 2021
Signs Point the Way ‘Back to the Future’ for East River Bridges
Hey, DOT, wanna use the spans to get people into Manhattan? Get rid of the cars.
July 13, 2021
State Would ‘Review’ Request for Safe Henry Hudson Parkway Bike Detour — But Parks Dept. Won’t Make One
"Unfortunately, NYC Parks has been spectacularly underwhelming when it comes to arranging detours for the greenway paths it maintains," said one activist.
July 2, 2021
THE BRUUUUCE EXCUSE: Jersey Pol Cites Springsteen as a Reason to Oppose Congestion Pricing
"Springsteen's on Broadway, so everyone in New Jersey is going to Broadway and people [are] having a lot of trouble now for the first time really getting in and out of the city," Rep. Mikie Sherrill.
July 1, 2021
BREAKING: Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Construction Begins Monday Night
The construction of the protected bike path on the Brooklyn Bridge — one of the most significant clawbacks of space seized by drivers generations ago —will begin on Monday night, Mayor de Blasio just said.
June 17, 2021
