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WEBSep 13, 2024 · Streetsblog relies on reader support to continue producing original reporting and commentary about livable streets. We’re an independent part of OpenPlans, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit — which means all donations are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.
City Adds to ‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Areas of Broadway
WEBOct 25, 2021 · The pedestrianized plaza does not allow drivers access at all. The six blocks — which add to pedestrian-friendly areas of Times, Herald, Madison and Union squares installed during the Bloomberg administration — are a far cry from the vision of safe-streets activists, who have advocated for a car-free Broadway from Morningside Heights on the ...
SEE IT: Video Shows Bus Driver Killing Citi Bike Rider Dan Hanegby
WEBSep 20, 2018 · The bus driver did not slow down. The cyclist did not swerve. A video showing Coach USA operator Dave Lewis driving his 50,000-pound bus over Citi Bike rider Dan Hanegby bolsters the prosecution case that Lewis was reckless as he tried to pass the cyclist on W. 26th Street on June 12, 2017, knocking him to the ground and killing him.
TRASH CITY: Here’s Why New York is So Filthy
WEBMar 22, 2022 · It wasn’t quite 4 p.m. on a recent Friday afternoon, but the rats on Beaver Street were having the Early Bird Special. “Every single time I’m on this block, it’s like this,” Ali Marconi, a Financial District resident, told Streetsblog, as vermin darted in and out of the black plastic buffet put out by the luxury residential building 63 Wall Street.
Streetsblog New York City – Covering the fight for sustainable cities
WEBJun 8, 2023 · Because people are dying and being maimed on New York's most-dangerous 25-mile-per-hour streets. The bill does not mandate lower speed limits, but would only allow New York City to reduce some — and the city Department of Transportation would likely start on the streets with the most crashes, many of …
Analysis: De Blasio’s Open Streets Program Has Failed
WEBOct 12, 2021 · 34th Avenue Open Street. Analysis: De Blasio’s Open Streets Program Has Failed. By Dave Colon. 5:00 AM EDT on October 12, 2021. When open streets work, New Yorkers love them. Photos: Gersh Kuntzman. The de Blasio Administration's open streets program is a Tale of Two Cities, with a majority of streets already reclaimed by …
About 1,300 Restaurants Apply For Outdoor Dining — 90% Drop …
WEBJul 30, 2024 · The low number of 1,300 total applicants — for sidewalk and roadway dining — "shocked" one restaurant owner, who built an elaborate structure on W. 14th Street and plans to apply for a renewal in the coming days. "I would have expected at least 5,000. I’m shocked by that number," said Robert Sanfiz, executive director of La Nacional, a longtime Spanish restaurant.
In NYC, the Best Bike Lanes are in Rich Neighborhoods*
WEBOct 17, 2019 · Only four neighborhoods received B grades — two wealthy neighborhoods in Manhattan and two well-off areas of Brooklyn. The majority of neighborhoods — 33, in fact — received D or F grades. Many of them are some of the poorest sections of the city. The graphics reveal anew that the best bike infrastructure is in the richest neighborhoods ...
DOT 'Happy to Think About' a Third Avenue 'Boulevard' Approach ...
WEBSep 26, 2021 · On Sept. 20, I and some like-minded Transportation Alternative activists met on Third Avenue with Ed Pincar, the Manhattan commissioner of the Department of Transportation — our first opportunity to make the case for our vision for a total re-imagination of this highway in our backyard. It was a really positive meeting, and we were delighted that the DOT, as Pincar told us, is “happy to ...
The People Have Spoken: DOT Study Reveals Vast Support for …
WEBNov 22, 2021 · The DOT's survey solicited responses from 905 participants across each of the boroughs, selecting only people who had previously completed an earlier mobility survey in 2019. Of the 905 respondents, 167 were from Manhattan, according to the survey data, which is also recorded in the city's Open Data portal.. And of the 167 people from Manhattan, only seven said they outright opposed outdoor ...