Central Park Cyclist in Serious Condition

centralparkbike1_121406.jpg

Channel 7 has the story of a woman hit by a car in Central Park last night. (By the way, buy a Toyota!)

ALSO ON STREETSBLOG

Official Statement on Central Park Car-Free Hours Increase

By Aaron Naparstek |
As we reported yesterday, starting Monday, August 6, Car-Free time in Central Park will be increased by one hour in the morning on the Park’s West Drive. Here are the details from the Dept. of Transportation: New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe today announced further […]

Central Park Drivers Get Bigger Holiday Gift Than Usual

By Noah Kazis |
In what’s shaping up to be a yearly tradition, car-free hours in Central Park have been cut back for the holiday season. Each weekday this month, on the southeast corner of the park drive, the park’s pedestrians, joggers, cyclists, and dog-walkers have three fewer hours of quiet and safety. The stretch of the park drive […]

Gale Brewer Introduces Bill to Make Central Park, Prospect Park Car-Free

By Noah Kazis |
Upper West Side City Council Member Gale Brewer introduced legislation today that would restore Central and Prospect Parks to their original car-free status. Brewer’s bill would ban private vehicles from using the park drives in either park; official vehicles would still be allowed to use the roads. Brewer’s legislation would also commission a study examining […]