Monday’s Headlines: Presidents Day Edition
It’s Presidents Day, so the hard-working staff of Streetsblog will take the day off to think about our nation’s history,
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Naysayers: You Can’t Do THAT On A Bike!
Source: nyc.streetsblog Naysayers: You Can’t Do THAT On A Bike!
Read moreAfter Years of Neglect, DOT’s Bike Corral Program Is Back
After a lackluster year in which the city carved a mere four bike parking areas out of curbside spaces, the
Read moreFriday’s Headlines: Valentine’s Love for the Busway Edition
People say they love the 14th Street Busway, but only the Union Square Partnership is putting that love where your
Read moreDOT’s Citi Bike Expansion Squeezes Bronx, Manhattan Pedestrians
Citi Bike’s long-awaited expansion to Upper Manhattan and the Bronx is a smaller program that is swiping space from pedestrians
Read moreAnti-Car Dems Don’t Have a Presidential Candidate
Source: nyc.streetsblog Anti-Car Dems Don’t Have a Presidential Candidate
Read moreBronx Council Woman Used Cop Connections to Beat Ticket While Driving
Bronx Council Member Vanessa Gibson has been fined for using her NYPD connections as chair of the Public Safety committee
Read moreQueens Pedestrian is Killed on Bell Blvd. — Driver Uncharged
A Queens senior who was struck last week by a driver on dangerous Bell Boulevard has died of her injuries
Read moreThursday’s Headlines: Car-Free Costa Edition
Most candidates for Queens Borough President talk about getting constituents out of their cars, but only one spoke last night
Read moreDOT Debuts Plans for Protected Bike Lanes on Crescent and 31st Streets in Astoria
Safety finally took a front seat in Astoria as the Department of Transportation on Tuesday night unveiled its “conceptual framework”
Read moreWednesday’s Headlines: Yang for Mayor Edition
We don’t know what happened in New Hampshire last night — don’t care about those bike-phobic national candidates with the
Read more‘Reckless Driver’ Bill Passes — With No Help from Reckless Driver Paul Vallone
One of the five members of the City Council who voted against a landmark street safety bill on Tuesday is
Read moreTuesday’s Headlines: Big Day for Street Safety Edition
Sometime today, the City Council is expected to pass the Reckless Driver Accountability Act, which means our crack crew will
Read moreCouncil’s ‘Reckless Driver Accountability Act’ Passes Committee — But Not Without Friendly Fire
A Council bill that would require the worst 5,000 drivers in the city to undergo a driver’s education course or
Read moreA Round and a Roundy: The Truth About Cops and Bikes
Editorial cartoonist Bill Roundy Here’s a war that we’d really like to see cops declare: ceasing treating scofflaw truck drivers
Read moreMonday’s Headlines: Grand Central Scam Edition
It’s bad enough that our old man editor had to go to the suburbs yesterday — a cyclist expects to be
Read moreWant Action? Here’s How to Photograph a Pothole
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Read moreNew City Rule Tells Truckers: Don’t Even THINK of Double-Parking Here!
This is going to change things … expeditiously! In a bombshell rule changed announced in a tweet this morning, the
Read moreLander ‘Reckless Driver’ Bill Will Seize Far Fewer Cars Than Originally Thought
Oh, you mean really reckless drivers! The “Reckless Driver Accountability Act” that the City Council is expected to approve on Tuesday
Read moreFriday’s Headlines: ‘A Plan to Save Our City’ Edition
It is very easy to mock Mayor de Blasio (hell, our editorial cartoonist does it every week!), but when the
Read moreHero of the Week: The Cyclist Who Calls Placard-Abusing Cops ‘Assholes’
Wow, that cop is a real asshole! Cyclists and others who detest the general chaos on our streets have long
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