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A cyclist's perspective of the supposed shared lane on Fourth Avenue during construction. Not much sharing going on. Photo: John Tomac

SAFETY LAST: DOT Admits To Intentionally Endangering Cyclists on Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 20, 2022 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation is forgoing a city law by refusing to create a temporary bike lane to protect cyclists on Fourth Avenue amid construction along the crucial Brooklyn corridor — a pro-car, anti-safety move that one activist called "bullshit."

No wonder there are so many crashes near Citi Field. Photo: Google

Pedestrian Hit Near Citi Field on a Game Day Has Died of His Injuries

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 19, 2022 | No Comments

A pedestrian who was hit just a block from Citi Field a few hours before an August Mets home game by a reckless driver has died of his injuries — the latest crash around the athletic danger zone.

EYES ON THE STREET: A Bronx Bus Lane that Underwhelms

By Eve Kessler | Oct 19, 2022 | No Comments

Recently, we rode the Bx3 — which begins its run at 179th and Broadway in Washington Heights and terminates under the elevated at 238th and Broadway in Kingsbridge — to experience the new University Avenue bus-priority lane.

Council Member Carlina Rivera (podium) rallies supporters of the Greenways Master Plan bill before a hearing on the bill in June. Photo: Dave Colon

Greenway Master Plan Bill Now Has a Later Deadline For Creation of Said Master Plan

By Dave Colon | Oct 19, 2022 | No Comments

Wait 'til next year. And then the year after that.

Mayor Adams (with Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Council Member Shaun Abreu) announced a fairly big deal to end the all-night rat buffet (though not create more space for pedestrians). Photo: Kevin Duggan

Tuesday’s Headlines: Trash Talk Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Oct 18, 2022 | No Comments

The big news of the day was that the Adams administration is finally taking a razor to New York's 5 o'clock shadow. Plus other news.

This tool is the sharpest one in the drawer.

Report: New York Remains a Tale of Two Cities for Public Space Equity

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 18, 2022 | No Comments

See the city in a whole new light — an unflattering one.

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