Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Prospect Park

OPINION: Reversing the Parks Dept. Ban on E-Bikes is a Matter of Equity

By Liz Denys | Jun 3, 2022 | No Comments

Closing parks to e-assist bikes closes the park to so many New Yorkers — from families with children to essential workers to those with limited mobility. Mayor Adams must fix this.

A cyclist enjoys the Prospect Park West bike lane — not noticing its subtle renaming (inset). Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Activist Honored at 10th Anniversary of ‘Eric McClure Bikeway on Prospect Park West’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 25, 2020 | No Comments

The Prospect Park West protected bike lane has now been — unofficially! — renamed for the activist who started it all off.

Caption: Delroy Durant in a family photo. Source: Facebook

Cyclist Dies in Prospect Park Under Murky Circumstances

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 12, 2020 | No Comments

A cyclist died on Labor Day in a crash inside Prospect Park — with cops saying the rider merely lost control of his bike on a steep downhill, but a family friend disputing the official preliminary account.

Here's Prospect Park West at the start of the open streets program. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

LIVE FROM NYC OPEN STREETS: Hailing First Day Success, DOT Says Position on Cops Has ‘Evolved’!

By Streetsblog | May 2, 2020 | No Comments

Imagine that: open streets, people walking, neighbors socially distancing while they get some air — and not a cop in sight.

On a mission: The "Missed Connections" ride took bikers to a number of dangerous — but easily fixed — Brooklyn locations. Here, however, they are riding in the 4th Avenue protected bike lane. Photo: Vladimir Vince

Op-Ed: Bike Lane Missing? Danger Found

By Vladimir Vince | Aug 23, 2019 | 10 Comments

A group bike ride around Brooklyn shows that DOT has its work cut out for it. Here are small fixes that could keep cyclists and pedestrians alive.

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.

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