Ed Ravin

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Roger Herz visited the East Side Access construction site under Grand Central Terminal, in 2015. Photo: Linda Faust

IN MEMORIAM: Roger Herz, Longtime Bike Advocate Who Gave Mayors an Earful

By Ed Ravin | Aug 29, 2022 | No Comments

An activist known for his persistence lived by the motto 'better futile than passive.'

A little-known path through Fort Washington Park in Upper Manhattan (see red line) lets cyclists using the Hudson River Greenway avoid hilly terrain around the George Washington Bridge. Image: Google

Eyes on the Street: An Abandoned Greenway Annex Beckons Bike Commuters

By Ed Ravin | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

A decrepit path through Fort Washington Park could act as an alternative route for those seeking to avoid hills. Of course, the city would have to fix it.

A portion of the new $48 million ramp under construction from the RFK (Triborough) Bridge to the northbound Harlem River Drive soars over the Williis Avenue Bridge. When completed, the project will sever one of the two sidewalks on the RFK Bridge's Manhattan span. Photo: Adam Light

OPINION: The Real Reason We Can’t Bike Over MTA Bridges

By Ed Ravin | Sep 8, 2020 | No Comments

As its latest project shows, the Robert Moses-founded agency still valorizes motor traffic while ignoring cyclists and pedestrians.

Mayor de Blasio with the NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea — together before COVID. File photo: NYC Mayor's Office

Op-Ed: A ‘Modest Proposal’: City Council Control of the NYPD

By Ed Ravin | Jul 7, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor will never cross his police commissioner. What if we gave the cops a different boss?