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Anatomy of a Failure: Why Did the Mayor Backpedal on DOT’s ‘Christmas Crush’ Fix?
The NYPD said "Jump" and the mayor said "How high?"
November 4, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: City Will Restore Protected Lanes on Dyckman Street
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.
July 25, 2019
Op-Ed: To Save the East River Coastline, First Get Rid of Cars on the FDR Drive
A plan to forestall flooding from climate change should target a noxious highway.
July 17, 2019
Manhattan Beep Stalls Plans for Lower East Side ‘Resiliency’ Project
Locals are concerned, among other things, about its effect on a riverside bike path.
July 10, 2019
Safety First! De Blasio Overrules Manhattan Community Board For Amsterdam Ave. Fix
A victory for street safety activists as the mayor moves against a board that has resisted improvements.
April 25, 2019
Congestion Pricing Critic Gets the Spotlight During Public Hearing
Why is anyone listening to Richard Brodsky, anyway?
March 24, 2019
Streetsies 2018: Meet This Year’s Award Winners (And Winners Who Are Really Losers)
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.
December 24, 2018
Flip-Flop on Dyckman Street: Anatomy of a Bike Lane Debacle
An about-face on removing a protected bike lane comes from the mayor himself.
September 4, 2018
Unprecedented! DOT Scraps Protected Bike Lane on Dyckman Street
This is a move that will reverberate far beyond one Inwood Street. This is war.
August 31, 2018
Ydanis Rodriguez and CB 12 Call on DOT to Make Dyckman More Dangerous
Putting a two-way bike lane on the north side of Dyckman, as Rodriguez and CB 12 propose, will guarantee more crashes and injuries than the current design.
May 23, 2018
