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There used to be a protected bike lane here — and there will be again! Photo: Eve Kessler

EXCLUSIVE: City Will Restore Protected Lanes on Dyckman Street

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 25, 2019 | 37 Comments

The city will restore a protected bike route on Dyckman Street in Upper Manhattan — almost one year after the Department of Transportation hastily removed the vital life-saving roadway design.

The FDR Drive, looking south. The six-lane highway hosts thousands of polluting vehicles daily. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Op-Ed: To Save the East River Coastline, First Get Rid of Cars on the FDR Drive

By Howard Brandstein | Jul 17, 2019 | 13 Comments

A plan to forestall flooding from climate change should target a noxious highway.

A rendering from the city's East Side Coastal Resiliency plan shows the East River waterfront. The plan has evoked controversy among local residents for proposing to close the park for nearly four years.

Manhattan Beep Stalls Plans for Lower East Side ‘Resiliency’ Project

By Eve Kessler | Jul 10, 2019 | 7 Comments

Locals are concerned, among other things, about its effect on a riverside bike path.

Cars — not bike lanes — are the reason for poor FDNY response time, the city says. Photo: Isaac Blasenstein

Safety First! De Blasio Overrules Manhattan Community Board For Amsterdam Ave. Fix

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 25, 2019 | 15 Comments

A victory for street safety activists as the mayor moves against a board that has resisted improvements.

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?

Streetsies 2018: Meet This Year’s Award Winners (And Winners Who Are Really Losers)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 24, 2018 | 1 Comment

This year, we'll open with this roundup of winners in key areas, followed by a week's worth of breakout award winners whose year was so chock-full of action that they warranted much fuller discussion.

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