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The Outlaw Biker’s Illustrated Guide to the Triboro Bridge
As authorities plot their annual spring crackdown on the RFK Bridge, a regular rider calls for changes to make the span truly bike friendly.
June 6, 2019
‘Fairest City’ Mayor Orders More Crackdowns on Lowly E-Cyclists
Mayor de Blasio, who is running for president on a progressive platform that bills New York as "America's Fairest Big City," deployed the NYPD on Tuesday morning to confiscate the electric bikes of delivery workers — costing them roughly one-week's pay in fines.
June 4, 2019
Rogue Riders Hit Bayonne Bridge — Before it Opens to Public
Cyclists are sick and tired of long-delayed project.
May 23, 2019
NYPD, Secret Service Joined Forces to Cage Bridge Cyclists During Trump Visit
Legendary cycling advocate — and security theater expert — Charles Komanoff weighs in on Friday's Secret Service hold on the Queensboro Bridge during the president's visit to the East Side.
May 20, 2019
NYPD: Driver Kills Elderly Woman in Queens Crosswalk
A driver hit and killed an elderly woman in a crosswalk near the Queensboro Bridge on Wednesday morning — but is not yet facing any charges, police said.
May 8, 2019
NYPD Has Found Yet Another Way to Completely Screw Up the Brooklyn Bridge Footpath
Now the NYPD is deploying police vehicles in an offset pattern that forces cyclists into the path of pedestrians and pedestrians into the path of cyclists. Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one? (NYPD declined to comment.)
April 30, 2019
Queens Pol Demands More Space for Cyclists and Peds on Queensboro Bridge
Just one narrow pathway is shared by both cyclists and pedestrians, whose numbers are booming. Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer wants that to change.
April 30, 2019
RIVERDALE REBATE! Bronx Drivers Get Free Ride Over Henry Hudson Bridge In Congestion Pricing Carveout
Crossing the Henry Hudson Bridge will be free for Bronx drivers, Assembly Member Jeff Dinowitz announced.
April 17, 2019
Enough is Enough: Five Ways to Fix the Brooklyn Bridge Right Now
Here are some easy fixes for DOT officials, from their friends at Streetsblog.
March 20, 2019
Group Calls for Amsterdaming Most of Lower Manhattan
Crowded streets in Lower Manhattan must give more space to throngs of tourists and other pedestrians with new designs that would bring motorists to a crawl, says a neighborhood group.
March 19, 2019
