Today’s Headlines

By Aaron Donovan
Oct 5, 2006

Gas Prices Heading Below $2 in New Jersey (Star-Ledger)
Roger Toussaint Campaigns for Re-Election With Item Sales (Daily News)
Street Vendors Studied (Gothamist)
Greenpoint Warehouse Arson Suspect May Get a Deal (Gothamist)
NJ Transit to Get More Funds for Security (Gannett via UTU)

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Take a Look at DOT’s Chrystie Street Bike Lane Design

By David Meyer | Mar 7, 2016

DOT will show its highly-anticipated plan for a protected bike lane on Chrystie Street between Canal Street and 2nd Street to Manhattan Community Board 3 tomorrow, and Gothamist has posted renderings from the presentation. Chrystie Street is an essential bike connection to and from the Manhattan Bridge, but it can be a hair-raising ride full of dodging and weaving around double-parked vehicles. […]

Cyclists Struck in Separate Crashes in Brooklyn and Manhattan; One Dead

By Noah Kazis | Apr 14, 2010

The scene after a cab hit and seriously injured a cyclist at 23rd and Lexington. Photo: Gothamist. One person is dead and another appears to be seriously injured after two separate car-on-bike crashes in New York City today. Via Gothamist, a driver struck and killed a cyclist at Flatbush Avenue and Duryea Place in Ditmas […]

What We Owe Gothamist and DNAinfo

By Ben Fried | Nov 7, 2017

When I started reporting for Streetsblog in 2008, writing about biking as transportation was still an oddity in NYC media, and community boards were making crucial decisions about streets and transit with very little public scrutiny. Reporters with Gothamist and DNAinfo changed that, and I want to take a moment to recognize those contributions.

Hit-and-Run Driver Murders Cyclist, So 90th Precinct Tickets People on Bikes

By Brad Aaron | Jul 5, 2016

A hit-and-run driver killed a cyclist in Williamsburg this weekend. Though police believe the motorist ran over the victim on purpose, the 90th Precinct responded by ticketing cyclists and handing out bike safety fliers. Matthew von Ohlen, 35, was riding his bike east on Grand Street between Manhattan Avenue and Graham Avenue at around 2:20 a.m. […]

The Weekly Carnage

By Summer Greenstein | Aug 2, 2013

The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs and beyond. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage. Fatal Crashes (7 Killed This Week; 114 This Year; 8 Drivers Charged*) UES: Renee Thompson, 16, Struck by Tractor-Trailer Driver Crossing Third Avenue; No […]

Police Seek Hit-and-Run Driver Who Ran Down Pedestrian on Sidewalk

By Ben Fried | May 20, 2014

Via Gothamist: Early Saturday morning, a driver ran over a pedestrian on the sidewalk in Astoria inflicting serious injuries, then sped off, continuing to drive on the sidewalk. Police told Gothamist that the victim suffered a broken leg and concussion, and they’re looking for help locating the hit-and-run driver. The collision at 30th Avenue and […]