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Mythbusting: Don’t Assume Orthodox Jews Only Drive — We Want Bike Lanes, Too
City planners too often choose not to put bike lanes in certain places based on the myth that Orthodox Jews don't use them.
October 30, 2024
Cyclist Killed By Driver Fleeing Cops in Another High-Speed Chase
The NYPD’s latest car chase killed a cyclist in Astoria.
October 23, 2024
Adams’s Fifth Avenue Plan Will Make Bus Riders Suffer: Experts
The Fifth Avenue plan is bad news for bus riders, experts say.
October 22, 2024
Friday’s Headlines: ‘Nasty’ Getting Nastier Edition
The war on e-bikes took a "nasty" turn on the Upper West Side on Thursday. Plus more news.
October 18, 2024
‘Surrender’: Adams Cuts Bus, Bike Lanes From Fifth Ave. Plan
Fifth Avenue will get more sidewalk, but bus riders and cyclists have to make way for the almighty car.
October 17, 2024
The Mayor’s Ashland Pl. Compromise Remains a Safety Menace
The unsafe southernmost block of Ashland Place in Brooklyn remains a hotbed for crashes and confusion.
October 16, 2024
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian on Bedford Av. Hours Before Long-Stalled Safety Redesign Begins
The driver was traveling so quickly that the victim was tossed high in the air before landing back on the car hood and being tossed to the side of the road as the killer drove off.
October 11, 2024
Friday Video: A Vision for West 72nd Street
Maybe someday, a roadway that devotes 88 percent of its space to a tiny minority of users (drivers) could finally work for everyone. We can dream, can't we?
October 11, 2024
Speaker Adams to City: Slow Your E-Scooter Roll
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is demanding that the city "pause" its successful e-scooter program in eastern Queens, even though thousands of people are using the scooters to get around.
October 10, 2024
City Delays Road Diet Under BQE Despite Hyping Its ‘Reconnect Communities’ Effort
Officials touted new concepts to improve the streetscape around the BQE — but was wavering on plans to do just that on Third Avenue in Sunset Park, Streetsblog has learned.
October 9, 2024
