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Helen Rosenthal Calls for Two-Way Protected Bike Lane on Central Park West
Rosenthal said a crash like the one that killed Madison Lyden "should never happen again.” Her support for a Central Park West bikeway should empower DOT to act swiftly.
August 14, 2018
Private Trash Hauler Kills Madison Jane Lyden, 23, Biking on Central Park West
A livery driver obstructed the unprotected bike lane on Central Park West, forcing Lyden into motor vehicle traffic.
August 11, 2018
Truckers Keep Killing and Maiming With Illegal Oversized Rigs. NYPD Keeps Blaming Victims.
A trucker legally prohibited from driving on city streets struck a man on Amsterdam Avenue and left him “likely to die.” True to form, NYPD issued no tickets and said the victim was at fault.
July 20, 2018
CB 7 Committee Wants More Concrete Pedestrian Islands in Amsterdam Ave Redesign
DOT reps attributed the absence of concrete to a shortage of resources.
July 12, 2018
Safer Bikeways Slated for Columbus Circle and Amsterdam Avenue
The Manhattan Community Board 4 transportation committee endorsed the projects unanimously.
June 21, 2018
Helen Rosenthal Isn’t Leveling With Her Constituents About E-Bikes
Rosenthal, a vocal supporter of de Blasio's e-bike crackdown, is exaggerating the e-bike threat to her constituents and misrepresenting the way NYPD is conducting enforcement.
January 26, 2018
E-Bikes Are Banned in NYC, But Crush a Man With an Illegal Big Rig and de Blasio Won’t Care
While Mayor de Blasio and NYPD punish delivery workers for riding electric bicycles, drivers who run people over with semi trucks are not being penalized in any way, even when the truck is too large to be operated legally on city streets.
January 23, 2018
Manhattan CB 7 to DOT: Make Broadway a Safe Neighborhood Street Instead of a Speedway
Broadway still feels like a highway where it cuts through one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in the city.
December 7, 2017
Plan to Replace Car Storage With Affordable Housing Clears Community Board 7
The vote means that several hundred car storage slots on West 108th Street will almost certainly give way to hundreds of subsidized apartments.
December 6, 2017
CB 7 Committees Endorse Plan to Replace Car Storage With Affordable Housing
The project would demolish two garages with 675 parking spaces to make room for about 200 additional subsidized housing units.
November 22, 2017