Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Carlina Rivera

Council Members Ydanis Rodriguez and Carlina Rivera celebrated the introduction of their bike mayor and pedestrian mayor bills on Tuesday with an old-fashioned bike lift. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Hey, Skeptics, Here’s Why We Need a Bike Mayor (And It’s Not Just Because 28 Cyclists Have Died)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 26, 2019 | No Comments

Is a bike and a pedestrian mayor a luxury, as a TV reporter asked? Is it unnecessary, as the mayor suggested? No and no, said two council members.

A rendering from the city's East Side Coastal Resiliency plan shows the East River waterfront.

STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION! City Mulls Protected Bike Lanes on Lower East Side

By Eve Kessler | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

Move would create alternative routes as the East Side Greenway is closed for flood protection.

Cyclists staged a die-in at the intersection of Coney Island Avenue and Avenue L on Sunday to honor Jose Alzorriz — and demand change. Photo: Vladimir Vince

Monday’s Headlines: Remembering Jose Alzorriz Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 26, 2019 | 14 Comments

Yes, there was another memorial vigil on Sunday for another dead cyclist. Let's hope it's the last one (though it would help if Mayor de Blasio was even in New York these days). That story, plus many others, by clicking the headline above.

A thousand cyclists lay down with their bikes in Washington Square Park in order to protest the traffic violence that has killed 15 cyclists so far this year.

Washington Square Park Die-In: Team Coverage

By Eve Kessler, Dave Colon and Julianne Cuba | Jul 9, 2019 | 35 Comments

Streetsblog reporters bring you pictures and commentary from the TransAlt mass action.

Construction firms must now create a safe, alternative route for cyclists if they block a bike lane — or have their permit revoked. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Construction Firms Must Create Safe Detour For Cyclists — Or Have Their Permits Revoked

By Julianne Cuba | May 29, 2019 | 10 Comments

Manhattan Council Member Carlina Rivera's bill would require construction companies to provide safe detours for cyclists, instead of spitting them out into lanes of speeding traffic.

Richard Brodsky. Photo: Assembly Democrats/Flickr

Congestion Pricing Critic Gets the Spotlight During Public Hearing

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 24, 2019 | 5 Comments

Why is anyone listening to Richard Brodsky, anyway?

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