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Council Members To DOT: How About Those Brooklyn Bridge Upgrades?
"Efforts to abate crowding and improve the experience for cyclists and pedestrians on the promenade have not been noticeable," a trio of pols wrote.
June 27, 2019
Thursday’s Headlines: Tonight’s the Night Edition
It's your last chance to get tickets for tonight's Streetsblog-led panel discussion at the Museum of the City of New York. But click the headline above to read our daily news digest, too!
June 27, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: Tone-Deaf De Blasio Edition
Cops cracked down on cyclists — one day after a cyclist was killed by a truck driver. Plus all the other news of the day, just by clicking the headline above.
June 26, 2019
Tuesday’s Headlines: Another Cyclist Killed Edition
Today's news roundup includes news of the 12th cyclist killed in 2019, plus all the stories from Monday. Click the headline above to get up to date.
June 25, 2019
Monday’s Headlines: Museum of the City of New York Edition
You'll notice the Museum of the City of New York logo on Streetsblog posts this week to promote this Thursday's panel discussion, "Whose Streets? Reclaiming NYC for Cyclists," which will be moderated by our editor, Gersh Kuntzman, and feature bike activists Helen Ho and Judi Desire, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez and Adam Mansky of Transportation Alternatives. It'll be a spirited discussion, with audience questions, so get your tickets now by clicking here. Use the promo code BIKE1 to save $2. Plus the rest of the headlines.
June 24, 2019
Op-Ed: The Atlantic Avenue Rebuild Is Taking Too Long
The next chapter of the Department of Transportation’s long-awaited rebuild of Atlantic Avenue — one of the city’s deadliest corridors — won’t likely start until 2021.
June 24, 2019
Here’s What the NYPD Doesn’t Want You to Know About Its ‘No-Bell’ Crackdown
The NYPD has denied a freedom of information request seeking information about police officers' targeted harassment against cyclists back in April.
June 21, 2019
Friday’s Headlines: Byford’s on the Bucket Brigade Edition
We don't know what's worse: The fact that the subway in Grand Central flooded during yesterday's rains or that NYC Transit President Andy Byford was spotted grabbing a mop and fixing the problem himself — or that the subway systems tweeter in chief Sarah Meyer put it out there on social.
June 21, 2019
Eighth Avenue To Get a Road Diet to Give More Space to Walkers, Cyclists
The city is proposing a sweeping transformation between 38th and 45th streets that will reduce car lanes by 20 feet, extend a northbound protected bike lane that currently ends at 39th Street, and widen, by 10 feet, the overcrowded sidewalk from 39th to 41st streets.
June 21, 2019
Thursday’s Headlines: One Week ‘Til Your Date with Destiny
Look, the guy in the picture is our editor. He dressed as a bike lane for a 2011 Halloween parade. And now he's leading a panel at the august Museum of the City of New York. They grow up so fast. Click the headline above for that story — and today's news digest.
June 20, 2019
