Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

The cyclist was in the crosswalk, cops said, when the driver slammed into him and fled. Photo: Google

Cops Reveal Another Cyclist Death in The Bronx by Hit-and-Run Driver

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 13, 2020 | No Comments

Cops have provided details on the death of a Bronx cyclist who was run down and killed on the Grand Concourse last month — the 19th bike rider to die in the city so far this year.

This kind of thing wouldn't happen as often if cars were restricted and pedestrians and cyclists had more space of their own. File photo: Streetsblog

BEHIND THE NUMBERS: Bike Injuries Are Up in Places with Worst Infrastructure

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 7, 2020 | No Comments

The Bronx is up and the Battery's down. New York, New York — it's a dangerous town!

Mayor de Blasio with the NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea. A Human Rights Watch report about NYPD abuses in the Bronx raises troubling questions about Shea's leadership. Photo: NYC Mayor's Office

OPINION: Mayor de Blasio Must Hold NYPD To Account for Bronx Assault

By Ida Sawyer | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

Police abuses of Mott Haven protesters in June violated international law, says Human Rights Watch.

Asphalt jungle: Looking south toward East Tremont Avenue from the sidewalk adjacent to the newly opened West Farms Rapids Park. Cyclists and pedestrians seeking to continue along the Bronx River Greenway must brave six lanes of traffic with no designated median for crossing and limited cross walks. There is also no clear sidewalk path between the parks. Photo: Roy Smith

OPINION: City Must Fix a Dangerous Gap in the Bronx River Greenway

By Twahira Khan, Richard Gans and John Sanchez | Oct 4, 2020 | No Comments

Funds and plans exist to fix a block-long stretch of road between Starlight and West Farms Rapids parks — but the DOT hasn't moved for a decade. What gives?

Cops on the scene after a cyclist was struck in a hit-and-run in the Bronx early Friday. Video: Citizen

Hit-and-Run Driver Sends Bronx Cyclist to Hospital Amid Injury Surge

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 4, 2020 | No Comments

Recent police enforcement actions haven't helped a borough short on protected bike lanes.

Prospect Park West looking south from Garfield Place. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

NYPD Inconsistent on Actually Opening the Mayor’s ‘Open Streets’

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 18, 2020 | No Comments

What is going on with some precinct commanders either not getting — or flat-out ignoring — the memo?

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