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Tuesday: Manhattan CB 11 Hosts Hearing on East Harlem Bike Lanes
Next Tuesday, Manhattan Community Board 11 will take up the extension of protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenue up to 125th Street in East Harlem. This is the critical safety project that the owners of Patsy's Pizzeria and Milk Burger tried to derail at a recent CB 11 meeting by claiming that it would make asthma rates worse.
December 2, 2011
Mark-Viverito: Misinformation Won’t Stop East Harlem Bike Lanes
After a misinformation campaign by two local business owners, East Harlem's Community Board 11 rescinded its vote in support of plans for protected bike lanes along First and Second Avenue Tuesday night. The board will soon vote again on the project, which has the backing of local Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito.
November 17, 2011
Community Board 11 Approves East Harlem Protected Bike Lanes
The full board of Community Board 11 voted to approve protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenues last night. The news was first reported by Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson over Twitter this morning.
September 21, 2011
Two Manhattan Pedestrians Killed 24 Hours Apart
Two Manhattan pedestrians were killed in a span of just over 24 hours this week.
September 14, 2011
Next Week: DOT to Re-Present Plans for East Side Bike Lanes Up to 125th
After over a year of protests from residents and electeds clamoring for safer streets, next week DOT will present its proposal for extending the First and Second Avenue bike lanes north to 125th Street. The presentations will mark the second time around the community board circuit for bike-ped safety plans on those streets, which were approved by local CBs in 2010 but put on hold soon after.
August 31, 2011
Protected Bike Lanes Coming to East Harlem, Tweets Mark-Viverito
Could complete streets finally be coming to East Harlem?
August 10, 2011
Everyone’s On Board for East Harlem Bike Lanes — Except NYCDOT
Is there any neighborhood in New York City that has asked for more and received less, in terms of safe street improvements, than East Harlem?
April 29, 2011
DOT to Extend East Side Bike Lanes to 57th, But Mostly With Shared Lanes
The First and Second Avenue bike lanes on Manhattan's East Side will only be extended from 34th Street to 57th Street this year, not up to 125th Street as advanced in a plan that won community board approvals in 2010.
April 28, 2011
East Side Coalition Unveils Its Vision for Safer, Transit-Friendly Streets
Earlier this week, Laurence Renard was killed as she crossed First Avenue when a dump truck driver turned into her path from 90th Street, hitting her from behind. Renard was one of at least six pedestrians and cyclists who have lost their lives in traffic crashes on East Side streets since last August.
January 28, 2011
Fight for Completed East Side Bike Lanes Comes to City Hall Steps
After rallying on the steps of City Hall this afternoon, Transportation Alternatives delivered 2,500 handwritten letters urging Mayor Bloomberg to complete the protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenues. Joined by elected officials and more than forty supporters, T.A. called on Bloomberg to fulfill the promise of safe walking and cycling on Manhattan's East Side and to complete the bike and pedestrian improvements up to 125th Street.
November 10, 2010