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Drivers Have Killed Seven People in Bike-Obsessed 19th Precinct in 2016
Blanca Pagan, the senior who was struck last Friday by a driver who failed to yield, was at least the seventh pedestrian killed by a motorist this year in the 19th Precinct, on the Upper East Side. Deputy Inspector Clint McPherson, the precinct's commanding officer, has prioritized ticketing people on bikes, with encouragement from local City Council members Ben Kallos and Dan Garodnick.
October 11, 2016
Drivers Killed Two Seniors in Manhattan and NYPD Filed No Charges
Drivers fatally struck two seniors in separate crashes in Manhattan in the last few weeks. NYPD filed no charges in either case.
September 23, 2016
Cyclists Need Protection From Reckless Driving, Not From Themselves
The 19th Precinct, on the Upper East Side, tickets more cyclists than almost any other precinct in the city. So it was fitting that the above tweet this morning came from the 19th. It encapsulates NYPD's failure to recognize how dangerous driving behaviors, not cyclists' own actions, are the big threat to people on bikes.
July 27, 2016
DOT Moves Ahead With Two Pairs of Upper East Side Bike Lanes
With Manhattan Community Board 8 failing to agree on three pairs of Upper East Side crosstown bike lanes, DOT will go ahead with painted bike lanes on 70th/71st and 77th/78th streets early next month.
June 24, 2016
Manhattan CB 8 Votes Against Basic Striped Crosstown Bike Lanes
Last night, by a vote of 25-19 with one abstention, Manhattan Community Board 8 voted against DOT's plan for three pairs of painted crosstown bike lanes on the Upper East Side. Despite four months of deliberations, bike lane opponents managed to achieve their desired outcome last night, sending a strong signal that no bike lane design is too mild to avoid their wrath.
May 19, 2016
Reason Prevails at the End of Upper East Side Bike Lane Meeting
Bringing some resolution to one of the more absurd bike lane stories in recent memory, last night the Manhattan Community Board 8 transportation committee voted 9-2 in favor of a DOT plan to add three pairs of crosstown bike lanes on the Upper East Side.
May 5, 2016
No Charges for UES Motorist Who Killed Senior While Backing Up to Park
Another New York City pedestrian has been killed by a motorist backing up in pursuit of a parking space.
April 4, 2016
Still No Progress on UES Crosstown Bike Lanes at Community Board 8
The surreal world of Upper East Side bike lane meetings took another bizarre turn Wednesday night. DOT has put forward a simple plan for painted crosstown bike lanes in the neighborhood, but instead of breezing through Community Board 8, it's become a prime example of how even the most basic safety improvements can get bogged down in a series of gripe sessions.
March 18, 2016
No ROW Charge for Garbage Hauler Who Killed Woman in UES Crosswalk
A pedestrian was struck and killed by the driver of a private garbage truck on the Upper East Side yesterday. Police determined the driver failed to yield but did not charge him with violating the Right of Way Law.
March 16, 2016