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SEE IT: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Delivery Cyclist on East Houston Street (Warning: Graphic Content)

By Gersh Kuntzman and Henry Beers Shenk | Jul 9, 2021 | No Comments

A hit-and-run driver — who may have been being chased by police — struck and killed a cyclist in the East Village late on Thursday night.

Rasheed Ingram commutes from Jersey City to Manhattan on the PATH train and usually brings his e-bike to the city.

The PATH Train Just Quietly Banned E-Bikes at All Times

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 23, 2021 | No Comments

Advocates for delivery workers were blindsided. And one e-bike user told Streetsblog that the new ban would really make his life difficult.

The blocked bike lane. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

EYES ON THE STREET: City Destroys Brooklyn Greenway During Unrelated Construction Project

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 17, 2021 | No Comments

A segment of the Brooklyn Greenway in Red Hook is now out of commission because of an unrelated construction project happening on top of it — and the detour provided for bikers creates much more danger than it eliminates.

On 14th Street and Avenue C, DOT towed cars to block the bus lane that DOT itself created. Photo: Sophie Maerowitz

YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP: DOT Towed Cars Into Its Own Bus Lane on 14th Street!

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 14, 2021 | No Comments

The dedicated transit lane served as a parking lot around Avenue C while ConEd did some work.

State officials say they will provide a temporary protected bike lane on West Street while construction occurs on the Hudson River Greenway at night this week. Photo: Craig Sachs

Heads Up! State DOT Promises Safe Detour For Hudson River Greenway Construction

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 13, 2021 | No Comments

Cyclists will get a protected bike lane detour on southbound West Street, aka Route 9A, during the hours of construction — 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. between Monday and Thursday.

Early Voting Begins on Saturday! Here’s the StreetsPAC Endorsement Recap

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 11, 2021 | No Comments

With early voting beginning on Saturday, Streetsblog decided it would be a good idea to put — in one place — all of StreetsPAC's endorsements in the various Council, Borough President and citywide races. So click here.

An express bus using the new lane on Battery Place. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

DOT Unveils New Bus Lane on Battery Place, Improving the Staten Island Bus Commute

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 10, 2021 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation has fixed one of the notorious snarls for the Staten Island-bound bus commuter. We hope Tom Wrobleski is watching!

The scene of Monday night's crash. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

UPDATE: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Brooklyn Senior on Speedway Atlantic Avenue

By Gersh Kuntzman and Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 1, 2021 | No Comments

A Brooklyn man was struck and left for dead by a driver late on Monday night a few feet from his home on Atlantic Avenue, a wide roadway that becomes a speedway in the wee hours.