Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Tribeca

Cops Finally Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed a Man Last Year

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 6, 2019 | 5 Comments

Law enforcement has finally arrested the hit-and-run driver they say killed a Queens man on a Manhattan sidewalk in October — but only for fleeing, not for the reckless driving that killed the victim in the first place. On Feb. 19, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance quietly charged 37-year-old Bronx resident Tomas Dunn for taking […]

A typical scene on Varick Street. You can tell it's a still because there's no honking.

Op-Ed: Varick Street Crossing Guards Are Telling a Tale of Congestion Pricing

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 28, 2018 | 17 Comments

The Times story on "adult crossing guards" reveals, though inadvertently, how our politicians have failed us.

Sign the Petition to Fix Canal Street, “Manhattan’s Boulevard of Death”

By Brad Aaron | Feb 9, 2018 | 12 Comments

Canal Street is Manhattan's preeminent traffic sewer. A loud, dirty, menacing torrent of motorized traffic with cramped sidewalks and no designated space for bicycling, Canal gets pulverized by the "trucker's special," which gives motorists a free ride across Lower Manhattan via the untolled Manhattan Bridge to the untolled westbound Holland Tunnel.

NYPD: “No Criminality Suspected” After Turning Box Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Tribeca

By Brad Aaron | Sep 15, 2017 | 32 Comments

Yan Jindee was one of four cyclists killed or severely injured by New York City drivers in five days. Transportation Alternatives issued a statement calling on Mayor de Blasio to build more protected bike lanes.

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Varick Street Gets a Granite Bike Path

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 12, 2015 | No Comments

As any bicyclist can tell you, a bumpy ride on cobblestones is no fun. In NYC, the DOT has implemented its first granite bikeway on one block of Varick Street to make it easier for cyclists and to keep them off the sidewalks. You will almost never see me on a sidewalk in NYC for any reason, […]

Community Board 1 Endorses Tribeca Bike Routes

By Brad Aaron | Sep 25, 2013 | 8 Comments

By a vote of 29-4-1, Manhattan Community Board 1 last night endorsed a DOT plan to add bike lanes and sharrows on north-south streets in Tribeca [PDF]. DOT plans a combination of buffered bike lanes and shared lanes on Church Street, West Broadway, Sixth Avenue, and Varick Street. The proposal does not call for any protected […]

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