Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bushwick

Cement trucks from the same company whose driver killed Devra Freelander in Bushwick on Monday continued to roll past the site on Wednesday as activists mourned (background). Photo: Julianne Cuba

VIGIL OF OUTRAGE: Mourners for Slain Cyclist Shout Down Truckers

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 3, 2019 | 40 Comments

Mourners at Wednesday's vigil for the 28-year-old cyclist who was killed by a cement truck driver on a residential street on Monday vented their anger at truck drivers flying by — and demanded cops issue summonses.

The site of Abraham’s hit-and-run crash at Montauk and Sutter Avenue. Image: Google Streetview

Op-Ed: Communities of Color Need Protected Lanes, Too!

By Dave "Paco" Abraham | Jul 3, 2019 | 15 Comments

Bike-infrastructure inequities among neighborhoods continue — which is hard to square with Mayor de Blasio's stated goal of knitting together the "two cities" of New York. The Department of Transportation must fix the problem.

Residents: Bike Lane on Grand Street Needs to Be Improved — Not Removed

By Ben Verde | Jan 29, 2019 | 10 Comments

"Bikes over cars," said a representative for Council Member Antonio Reynoso.

An appeal slowed down the M14 Busway, but a ruling on Friday may jumpstart it. Photo: Google Maps

CYCLE OF RAGE: Mr. Mayor, Commit Now to Retaining L-Train Improvements

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 5, 2019 | 9 Comments

The mayor must keep the streetscape improvements — the bus lanes, the bike lanes, the carpool restrictions, the 14th Street busway, the ferries, the extended G trains, etc. — that were set in place for the L-train shutdown.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (center with interim MTA board chairman Freddy Ferrer and Mary Boyce, Dean of Columbia Engineering) announced Thursday that he had decided that the L train didn't need to be repaired after all. Photo: NY Governor's Office

Council: Cuomo’s L-Train Bombshell Should Not Also Kill Bus and Bike Improvements

By David Meyer | Jan 3, 2019 | 2 Comments

Just because the governor bigfooted Andy Byford doesn't mean Brooklyn and Manhattan shouldn't get their bike lanes and their bus improvements!

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