Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Queensboro Bridge

Pedestrians and cyclists going east and west on the Queensboro Bridge share a narrow path. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Streetfilms: Yes, the Bike/Ped Situation on the Queensboro Bridge Is That Bad!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 2, 2019 | 14 Comments

We covered last week's renewed call for pedestrian and bike safety fixes on the dangerous Queensboro Bridge, but you have to see Clarence Eckerson's latest Streetfilm to really understand the situation.

People biking and walking in both directions must compete for the same narrow space on the Queensboro Bridge. Photo: Clarence Eckerson

Council Members: DOT Stalling on Queensboro

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 26, 2019 | 56 Comments

The city's failure to give more space to the increasing number of pedestrians and cyclists on the Queensboro Bridge is a betrayal of Vision Zero — and that failure seems based solely on a fealty to car traffic.

We call this the Ballad of the Costa Concrescentia. Photo via Juan Restrepo

Astoria Council Member Backs Protected Bike Lane Linking Queensboro and Triborough bridges

By Dave Colon | Sep 18, 2019 | 3 Comments

"We want that connectivity, and the only way to do that is with a protected bike lane. To do just sharrows or paint is not the solution we're looking for."

People biking, walking, and working must all compete for the same narrow space on the Queensboro Bridge. Photo: Twitter/Laura Newman

Dangers Mount With Crashes, Conflicts on Queensboro Bridge

By Steve Scofield | Jul 30, 2019 | 41 Comments

The city should separate cyclists and pedestrians — stat! — before someone gets killed. But motorists, as always, come first.

A pedestrian/traffic mashup near the Plaza Hotel at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street shows just how dangerous it is on one of New York's grandest thoroughfares. Photo: Liam Jeffries

Op-Ed: These Five Manhattan Streets Need Safety Fixes Now!

By Liam Jeffries | Jul 22, 2019 | 7 Comments

The city just fixed one killing zone. It needs to fix many, many more.

Cops from the 19th Precinct busted e-bike-riding delivery workers in a protected bike lane on Tuesday. Photo: Macartney Morris

‘Fairest City’ Mayor Orders More Crackdowns on Lowly E-Cyclists

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 4, 2019 | 19 Comments

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.

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