Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Families for Safe Streets

The city needs even more of these kinds of protected bike lanes. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Cyclists Demand More Bike Lanes, Less Community Boards and Even Some Roads of their Own

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 18, 2019 | 9 Comments

One hundred miles of protected bike lanes in two years. No cars on some key routes for cyclists. Less engagement with community boards. And no more delays in life-saving road redesigns "for non-transportation-related political reasons." It's a start.

‘DIE-IN’ SPECIAL REPORT: Without Safety Fixes, Cycling is in a Death Spiral

By Dave Colon | Jul 9, 2019 | 28 Comments

We talked to riders — and, more important, would-be riders — who told us to send one message to the city: "Mayor de Blasio, we don't feel safe."

The city is being sued to block a protected bike lane on Central Park West — where Madison Lyden was killed last year. Photo: David Meyer

Upper West Side Community Board Strongly Backs CPW Protected Bike Lane

By Lisa Orman | Jul 3, 2019 | 3 Comments

After a raucous two hours of debate and testimony, CB7 voted 27-7 in favor, with five abstentions.

Cyclist Critically Wounded by Driver in 2016 Has Died of His Injuries

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 2, 2019 | 7 Comments

A Borough Park boy who was struck by a driver on his way to synagogue nearly three years ago has died of his injuries, Streetsblog has learned. Moshe Yehuda Wolpin was hit at the corner of Dahill and Cortelyou roads on Sept. 14, 2016 — and spent every day since shuttling in and out of hospitals […]

Mayor de Blasio says he won't ban cars in front of schools. Photo: NYC DOT

BREAKING: Vision Zero Bill Will Become Law — Without De Blasio’s Signature

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 8, 2019 | 3 Comments

City Hall spokesman Seth Stein confirmed that de Blasio will allow the bill to "lapse into law" on June 28, 30 days after it passed on May 29.

Council Speaker Corey Johnson rallied with Families for Safe Streets last year. Photo: John McCarten/NYC Council

UPDATED: Speaker Johnson to Push Vision Zero Design Bill This Month

By Gersh Kuntzman, David Meyer and Julianne Cuba | May 7, 2019 | 11 Comments

Speaker Corey Johnson announced he will push the issue further, holding a vote on a long-delayed bill that would force the city to redesign streets for safety.

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