Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Morningside Heights

Police on Wednesday arrested the 24-year-old driver who hit and killed the former Columbia University professor and dean Peter Awn in January.

Beloved Columbia Dean Dies of Injuries After Being Run Over

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 18, 2019 | 11 Comments

The former Columbia University professor and dean who was badly injured by a driver near the Morningside Heights campus last month died Sunday, the school announced today.

Bike lane markings on West 110th Street between Columbus Avenue and Manhattan Avenue. Photo: Mendy Haskel

‘Death Trap’ for Upper Manhattan as DOT Refuses to Install Long-Sought Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Nov 5, 2018 | 7 Comments

The residents wanted a protected bike lane on W. 110th St. The city didn't listen.

The proposed redesign of Amsterdam Avenue would cut dangerous speeding while reducing the flow of traffic — something the community board leadership refuses to believe. Image: DOT

OUTRAGE! DOT Delays Life-Saving Amsterdam Avenue Redesign in Fight With NIMBYs

By David Meyer | Oct 16, 2018 | 22 Comments

The leadership of Community Board 9 continues to block a basic street redesign.

La Salle Street and Broadway in Manhattan, where a driver opened a car door into the path of Juan Pacheco. Image: Google Maps

NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Fatally Doored Delivery Cyclist Juan Pacheco

By Brad Aaron | Apr 27, 2018 | 11 Comments

Dooring is illegal, and has caused at least five cyclist fatalities since 2012. But NYPD isn't ticketing drivers who do it.

The plan calls for a road diet on about 50 blocks of Amsterdam Avenue in Upper Manhattan. Image: DOT

Manhattan CB 9 Transpo Chair Insists Car Lanes, Not Safety, Should Come First on Amsterdam Avenue

By David Meyer | Dec 8, 2017 | 10 Comments

DOT watered down a standard road diet to appease Community Board 9, but transportation chair Carolyn Thompson still didn't allow a vote on the project.

Tonight: Speak Up for Safer Walking and Biking on Upper Amsterdam Avenue

By David Meyer | Dec 7, 2017 | 3 Comments

DOT will present an update on its redesign for Amsterdam between 113th and 162nd streets, which it first showed to Community Board 9 in March.

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