Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Department of Parks & Recreation

Report: New Parks Dept. Policy to Clip Locks and Seize Bikes

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 12, 2007 | 15 Comments

Just in case you thought all of the bike-related news today was good, a Streetsblog tipster in Queens reports that Parks and Recreation Dept. agents were clipping bike locks and seizing bicycles in Forest Hills, Queens yesterday. She was told by a city employee that the bike seizures are part of a new, citywide Parks […]

Rage on the Bikeway

By Jason Varone | Jul 2, 2007 | 28 Comments

The Boston Globe ran a front-page story yesterday about confrontations among users of the super-popular tree-lined Minuteman Bikeway in Boston. Police have already filed more reports of clashes between users of the bikeway this year than the previous two combined. As the Arlington Police Chief noted, "We have road rage, and now we have bikeway […]

City: Commuter Needs Will Factor into High Bridge Plan

By Brad Aaron | Jun 26, 2007 | 7 Comments

A restored High Bridge will be open to commuting cyclists and pedestrians, but access time could be limited, officials said last week. The occasion was a "listening session" hosted by the Department of Parks & Recreation, when dozens of uptowners filed into the High Bridge Park Recreation Center at 173rd Street and Amsterdam to share […]

Central Park(ing Lot)

By Aaron Donovan | Sep 29, 2006 | 10 Comments

Ed. Note: This has got to be the best item ever to come to us via a Streetsblog tipster. We love the photos! Got a post you’d like to share? You know what to do. Recent reports have drawn attention to city officials abusing their parking privileges around municipal buildings in crowded commercial districts. Images of portly desk-sitting bureaucrats […]

Digging in: How Many Crashes Are Due to “Bicycle Factors?”

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 14, 2006 | 5 Comments

Charles Komanoff at Right of Way has churned out an initial analysis of the City’s bicycle injury and fatality study. Here is his take: New York City just released its first-ever study of bicycle injuries and fatalities. There’s good news and bad news. The good news is that four City agencies (health, transportation, parks and […]