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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.

Last year, candles burned for each of the five people killed this year in Sunset Park. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Long-Stalled Third Avenue Safety Project Finally Begins … And Leaves Out Dangerous Areas and Communities of Color

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 30, 2020 | No Comments

When George W. Bush was still president, the feds allocated $14.6 million to the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. Fifteen years later, large swaths of the safe route have yet to be built, and the protected pathway stops short of the most deadly sections of Third Avenue.

This segment of Flushing Avenue will not be completed until summer, 2020. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Flushing Avenue Update: You’re Not Going To Like This, #BikeNYC

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 2, 2019 | 3 Comments

The long-delayed transformation of Flushing Avenue into a safe route for cyclists between Williamsburg and the Manhattan Bridge has been delayed ... again — and it may not end up being as safe for cyclists as promised.

DOT won't fill in the last remaining gap of the Second Avenue bike lane between 43rd and 34th Streets until next year.

Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap Won’t Be Filled Until Next Year

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 20, 2019 | 5 Comments

The good news is a date is finally set. The bad news is that it's not this year.

The first segment of the two-way protected bike lane on Flushing Avenue is open. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Eyes on the Street: Flushing Avenue Bike Lane Takes Shape

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 22, 2018 | 9 Comments

Here it is, folks, your first look at just how great Flushing Avenue might be.

Close quarters: Construction on Flushing Avenue will continue through March, 2019, and continue to raise hairs on cyclists' arms. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Flushing Avenue Will Remain A Hell on Wheels For Cyclists Until April

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 17, 2018 | 9 Comments

The work will result in a protected bike lane, but until then, cyclists are getting dangerously squeezed.

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