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DOT Plans Third Avenue Complete Street Expansion in Harlem
The city is floating plans to extend bus lanes and bike lanes north up Third Avenue from 96th Street to 128th street.
July 5, 2024
City Unveils Design for Long-Decrepit East Harlem Greenway
Nearly two dozen blocks of crumbling greenway along the Harlem River are slated for a revamp in 2025.
April 12, 2024
Harlem Environmental Justice Group Blasts Developer for Truck Depot
Members of the Harlem community are decrying a developer's plan to build a controversial truck depot, warning that the decision to put profit over people’s health will send more pollution-spewing big rigs into the low-income community of color and worsen the environmental injustice already borne by the neighborhood.
October 14, 2022
Pedestrian Killed By Moped Rider In East Harlem
A 60-year-old woman was struck and killed by a man riding an electric moped on Tuesday evening in East Harlem.
February 20, 2020
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
Neighborhood Residents to de Blasio: Get Reckless Recidivist Cop off Our Streets!
The mayor remains silent on the issue of the Manhattan cop with 41 speeding and red-light tickets — so locals gave him an earful.
March 14, 2019
City Council District 8 Candidates on Streets and Transportation Issues
See what candidates Diana Ayala, Tamika Mapp, and Robert Rodriguez have to say about bus lanes, bike lanes, and the Move NY toll reform plan.
September 11, 2017
New in 2016: Safe, Convenient Bike Connections Linking East Harlem and the Bronx
Biking from the Bronx to Manhattan via the Willis Avenue Bridge used to present a dilemma -- you could go the safe route or the legal route, but not both. A DOT project solved the problem by turning the informal bike route into a safe, official path.
December 22, 2016
East Harlem Rezoning Plan Scraps Parking Minimums to Build More Housing
The Department of City Planning is preparing a major rezoning of East Harlem, and it calls for scrapping parking requirements along most of the avenues in the neighborhood.
October 21, 2016
Citi Bike Will Expand Uptown With Its Too-Sparse Station Network
The good news: Citi Bike is expanding up to 130th Street later this year.
April 14, 2016